Editing Printmaking (section)

=== Overview===
Printmaking techniques are generally divided into the following basic categories:
* [[relief print|Relief]], where ink is applied to the original surface of the matrix, while carved or displaced grooves are absent of ink. Relief techniques include [[woodcut]] or [[woodblock printing|woodblock]], [[wood engraving]], [[linocut]] and [[metalcut]].
* [[Intaglio (printmaking)|Intaglio]], where ink is forced into grooves or cavities in the surface of the matrix. Intaglio techniques include [[collagraph]]y, [[engraving]], [[etching]], [[mezzotint]], [[aquatint]].
* [[Planographic]], where the matrix retains its original surface, but is specially prepared and/or inked to allow for the transfer of the image. Planographic techniques include [[lithography]], [[monotyping]], and digital techniques.
* [[Stencil]], where ink or paint is pressed through a prepared screen or material with cutout elements, including [[screen printing]], [[risograph]], and [[stencil|pochoir]].

Types of printmaking outside of this group are [[viscosity printing]], water surface printing such as [[paper marbling]], . [[Printing#Conventional printing technology|Contemporary printmaking]] may include [[digital printing]], photographic mediums, or a combination of digital, photographic, and traditional processes.

Many of these techniques can also be combined, especially within the same family. For example, Rembrandt's prints are usually referred to as "etchings" for convenience, but very often include work in engraving and [[drypoint]] as well, and sometimes have no etching at all.