undergraduate
Printmaking
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What is a printmaking major?
Printmaking prepares participants to creatively and technically represent emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Courses may include instruction in monochrome and color printing, tonality, chemistry, equipment set-up and maintenance, techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite, and personal style development.
of students said they were motivated to select this major because it fit their passion & interest.
of students said balancing many projects & deadlines was a challenging aspect of the major.
How much do printmaking majors make?
This data isn't currently reported, but we're working on it!
How popular is printmaking as a major?
Each year, around 140 students obtain a bachelor’s degree and fewer than 5 students obtain an associate degree in printmaking. In 2021, 119 students received a bachelor's degree and fewer than 5 students received an associate degree. This is 6% fewer printmaking majors than there were in 2020. Printmaking is a relatively uncommon major within art.
Advice from printmaking majors
Share your experienceTry as many techniques as you can. Don't limit yourself to just printmaking and explore the other studio practices as well. Also use your professors, they are great resources! Get to know them and the grad students in your field.
