r/printmaking is a subreddit with 131k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses printmaking, linocut, print, printing, and ink, and they frequently recommend/review paper, ink, and sharpening kit.
/r/printmaking is for printmakers and enthusiasts of all skill levels to make and share with fellow printmakers and those interested in the discipline.
Popular Themes in r/printmaking
#1
Advice Requests
: "Slighter larger scale fabric printing - need advice"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My cat stayed when everything else felt gone 🩵 my recently printed linoprints"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Couldn't do rock climbing for months, so I started making lino. But printing with black is still to noisy - please help me :)"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "A productive trip to Japan!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/printmaking
#1
Printmaking
: "Newbie having a hoot with Printmaking (test print)"
180 posts
#2
Linocut
: "People Pleaser, my newest Linocut print"
114 posts
#3
: "New Print, wild swim 1"
87 posts
#4
Printing
: "Slighter larger scale fabric Printing - need advice"
30 posts
#5
Ink
: "I’ve started using blue Ink and I’m obsessed"
30 posts
#6
Struggling With
22 posts
#7
Woodcut
: "Woodcut printed in 8 layers with earth and mineral pigments"
17 posts
#8
Prints
: "Prints made for a UK print exchange."
17 posts
#9
Paper
: "Slighter larger scale fabric printing - need advice"
14 posts
#10
Looking For
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/printmaking
Paper
9 reviews
#1
Stonehenge
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Japanese papers
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Rives lightweight
4.0★ from 1 review
Ink
6 reviews
#1
Speedball
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Drive By Press
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Gamblin
2.0★ from 1 review
Sharpening Kit
4 reviews
#1
Flexcut
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dan's Whetstone
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
King
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/printmaking
#1
relief/woodcut/lino
: "Woodcut printed in 8 layers with earth and mineral pigments"
134 posts
#2
question
: "Slighter larger scale fabric printing - need advice"
14 posts
#3
critique request
: "A staple in most British homes 🫢"
13 posts
#4
wip
: "New woodcut WIP"
10 posts
#5
intaglio/engraving/etching
: "Merman & Sailor II"
7 posts
#6
ink
: "Channel Islands Linocut"
7 posts
#7
tools
: "A productive trip to Japan!"
4 posts
#8
mixed media/experimental
: "cat and seagull prints"
2 posts
#9
fabric
: "Trying out new colors👀"
2 posts
#10
letterpress
: "AI is for the weak of mind and spirit, letterpress"
1 post
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Yearly
+25k members(23.6%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026