Printmaker is an English word with synonyms like artist. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Printmaker meaning
A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
Synonyms of Printmaker
Using Printmaker
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
- Useful related words include: graphic artist, artist, creative person.
- In the example corpus, printmaker often appears in combinations such as: the printmaker, and printmaker, printmaker and.
Context around Printmaker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Printmaker
- In this selection, "printmaker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mexican, accomplished, writer, may, book and valdes stand out and add context to how "printmaker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a writer printmaker and illustrator and after mexican printmaker josé guadalupe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "printmaker" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with printmaker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Turman is a muralist, artist and printmaker. (7 words)
Printmaker Anupam Sud is the commissioner for the Biennale. (9 words)
Francesca Roe is a writer, printmaker and illustrator from Leeds. (10 words)
Barrier cream is often used upon a printmaker's hands both when putting them inside the protective gloves and if using their hands to wipe plates (wipe ink into the grooves of the plate and remove excess). (37 words)
Fresh from winning an Emerging Artist Support Scheme award for her work in the ANU School of Art & Design 2017 Graduate Exhibition, printmaker Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts is preparing for her solo show at Belconnen Arts Centre. (36 words)
The exhibit includes the work of French photographer Philippe Salaün; New York photographer Vicki Ragan; Mexican painter/collage artist Rodolfo Morales from Oaxaca, Mexico (1925-2001); and handmade paper/printmaker artist Helen Baribeau from Tucson. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink was a renowned English sculptor and printmaker, from Thurlow in Suffolk.
The poster for the 2023 St. Paul Art Crawl is designed by local printmaker and artist Dio Cramer.
Elize, a printmaker, book artist and sculptor, has been strongly influenced by her dyslexia.
Her image became famous after Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada illustrated a social satire at a woman trying to look wealthy.
Turman is a muralist, artist and printmaker.
An accomplished printmaker, Valdes enhances this exhibit by punctuating the display of objects with her exquisite series of cyanotype prints.
Francesca Roe is a writer, printmaker and illustrator from Leeds.
I did a studio undergrad, but I'm not a printmaker: I'm too painterly in my process (read as sloppy).
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, Melanie Yazzie’s work draws upon her rich Diné (Navajo) cultural heritage.
Fresh from winning an Emerging Artist Support Scheme award for her work in the ANU School of Art & Design 2017 Graduate Exhibition, printmaker Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts is preparing for her solo show at Belconnen Arts Centre.
Printmaker Anupam Sud is the commissioner for the Biennale.
The exhibit includes the work of French photographer Philippe Salaün; New York photographer Vicki Ragan; Mexican painter/collage artist Rodolfo Morales from Oaxaca, Mexico (1925-2001); and handmade paper/printmaker artist Helen Baribeau from Tucson.
After the soft ground has dried the printmaker may apply materials such as leaves, objects, hand prints and so on which will penetrate the soft ground and expose the plate underneath.
As a part of the aquatinting process, a printmaker is often exposed to rosin powder.
Barrier cream is often used upon a printmaker's hands both when putting them inside the protective gloves and if using their hands to wipe plates (wipe ink into the grooves of the plate and remove excess).
Controlling the acid's effects There are many ways for the printmaker to control the acid's effects.
For aquatinting a printmaker will often use a test strip of metal about a centimetre to three centimetres wide.
Francisco Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
Hirsch, pg. 16 Calotyping also introduced the ability for a printmaker to alter the resulting image through retouching.
On average about 3 to 4 plates are produced, but there are occasions where a printmaker may use up to seven plates.
Common combinations with printmaker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: