Printmaking at CCSF

Welcome to CCSF Printmaking Resources!

E-Books on Printmaking

Modern Printmaking: A Guide to Traditional and Digital Techniques

Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials & Processes

Block Print : Everything You Need to Know for Printing with Lino Blocks, Rubber Blocks, Foam Sheets, and Stamp Sets

Printmaking Revolution: New Advancements in Technology, Safety, and Sustainability

Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga

Complete Printmaker: Techniques, Traditions, Innovations

Block Printing: Techniques for Linoleum and Wood

Perspectives on Contemporary Printmaking: Critical Writing Since 1986

Paper and Ink Workshop: Printmaking Techniques Using a Variety of Methods and Materials

Intaglio Simultaneous Color Printmaking: Significance of Materials and Processes

Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today

Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process

Streaming Videos on Printmaking

WATCH FILMS NOW - FREE! Films on Demand is a multidisciplinary film collection, available to watch online or in the classroom. The collection contains films focusing on many aspects of the arts. If you are off campus, you'll need to enter your RAM ID (student ID number) and RAM ID password in order to view.

Art Is... The Permanent Revolution (81 min., 2012)

Hokusai: The Suspended Threat (31 min., 1999)

Magical Secrets - videos of artists working at Crown Point Press (an excellent series and website!)

Selected Websites

Printmaking Lessons from MoMA
MoMA presents video lessons on printmaking techniques via the Khan Academy, a free online learning platform. These are short and understandable. You can learn the difference between relief and intaglio printmaking in an afternoon!
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
The AFGA is the department responsible for the Fine Arts Museums’ (Legion of Honor and de Young Museum) collection of works of art on paper: prints, drawings, and artists’ books. Browse thousands of prints from the collection not on display at the museums.
California Society of Printmakers
Events, educational opportunities, calls for entry, lists of suppliers, and more. The California Society of Printmakers promotes the practice and appreciation of fine art contemporary printmaking in the West.
Victoria and Albert Museum: Prints Collection
Click the "Search the Collections home" link on the right side; select "Best quality records including image and detailed description"; expand "More search options" and type in "etching" or "screenprint" or "lithograph" or other printing technique into the "Material/techniques" box. Search and enjoy!
The British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings
Click the "Search the collection online" link; select "Images only" box; expand the "Advanced search options" and type in "etching" or "screenprint" or "lithograph" or other printing technique into the "Techniques" box. Search and enjoy!
Glossary of printmaking terms
From the National Gallery of Art's Gemini G.E.L. online catalogue raisonné.
Resources from the Los Angeles Printmaking Society
Links and links and more links!
SGC International
A nonprofit dedicated to the art of printmaking. Professional resources and an annual conference to meet other printmakers.
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers
Interactive website from the exhibition of Segers' 17th century Dutch engravings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2017. Drag mouse across the images to see variations in impressions and plate changes.
WPA Posters
From the Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Browse more than 900 beautiful posters, primarily screenprints and some lithographs.
International Advertising and Design Database
Thousands of images and videos of all things advertising. Search collections by Technique to see examples of many types of printing.

Studio Arts