Encyclopedia of Printmaking Techniques

Judy Martin is a painter and teacher also known as the author of a number of practical art books. She lives and works in Brighton, on England’s south coast, and exhibits in her home studio every year for the Artist’s Open Houses during Brighton Festival. She studied painting and printmaking at Maidstone College of Art and went on to a two-year postgraduate degree at Reading University. She was a freelance writer and editor for a period of fifteen years, and has subsequently worked in adult education and at a mental health day centre, facilitating groups in art craft and ceramic work.

June 14Originally published in 2001 [this book] has been reissued by popular demand. The book provides a step-by-step visual directory of printmaking techniques, including linocuts, lithographs, monoprints, wood engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking and screen printing. There are also practical projects for you to work through and advice on how to set up your own studio space at home or in a commercial studio.