Fine art printmaking is based on the concept of creating a master plate, known as the matrix. This is used to transfer the image onto paper. Nowadays printmaking is an art form that has many subdivisions, each of which is an art form in its own right: etching, lithography, linocut, etc. and of course InkJet Fine Art Printing. The printmaking process is generally a complex one, using a variety of different techniques, and medium, depending on the type of print. The artist creates different surface textures, color effects and forms, just as in painting, producing a unique work of art, defined by the artist's style and personality. Talking specifically about InkJet Fine Art Printing, the use of a calibrated large format Photo Printer, equipped with pigment inks that are distributed in variable-size micro drops, and different types of Fine Art paper (in different qualities and with different surface structure) are the key-components. Each file - equivalent to the master plate, we are talking here about the master file is carefully tuned and adjusted to the specific ink-paper combination. Most times the process of transferring or printing the image can be repeated numerous times, creating editions of the same image. Sometimes each individual print is retouched or added to afterwards, making it unique or one-of-a-kind. Other techniques involve using the same matrix but different combinations of inks and colors, also creating unique works (monoprints and mezzotints are examples of such works).