Printmaking as a medium takes many forms, with a long and varied history. One of the oldest printmaking techniques, and art forms, is engraving. Engraving has been found on ancient bones, cave walls and stones. Dating back to 3000 BCE, soft clays were rolled over to leave relief impressions. This principle is the start of the printing press.

Types of printmaking include relief impressions, rubbings, aquatint, dry-point, intaglio, lithography, mono-print, etching, screen-print, offset lithography, stamping, woodblock, woodcuts, textile printing, digital and more.