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Printmaking has shaped culture in all parts of the world. Originally used as a form of communication, printmaking is now valued as an artistic medium with unique technical qualities. To create a print, the artist creates an image on a surface usually made of metal, stone, wood, or other material. If we describe the brief history and techniques of printmaking, then its roots can be traced back to prehistoric cave paintings and prints by humans, to the emergence of modern humans, who began to record their handprints on paper. The block printing traditions of the Indus Valley Civilization represent the earliest foundations of printmaking, and their artistic and technological innovations continue to contribute to contemporary textile printing and visual culture. In addition, the carved seals, repetitive patterns, and image transfer techniques of the Indus Valley laid the foundation for modern printmaking practices. Indus Valley, Mesopotamia where carved inscriptions were repeatedly pressed into clay for printing. These inscriptions represent their identity and trade. These inscriptions later developed with woodblock printing in China, where syllabified were carved onto blocks to reproduce text and images. Chinese scholars made rubbings from carved inscriptions around 200 AD, which was an early form of printing that could be done on paper and silk. The best example of this is the Diamond Sutra. In addition, Han Dynasty seals called chops were made by carving calligraphy characters on a flat surface of jade, silver, gold, or ivory. China introduced the practice of paper currency. The principle of buying and selling through currency made trade transactions much easier. European traveler Marco Polo discussed the use of stencils on Japanese and Chinese silk and paper currency while traveling to Europe. In fourteenth-century Europe, woodcut prints became a popular way to distribute Christian imagery to the general public. In Europe, pictorial designs were being printed on cloth. Block-prints were stenciled onto thick paper. As a result, printing began to expand in Europe. If we talk about India, there is evidence of woodblock-printed textiles on the west coast of India, but the use of blocks for printing on paper was a foreign technique. Traditional Indian arts and crafts skills such as goldsmithing, wood and metal carving, and iron work already had a strong foundation in India. At that time, these seals were made of stone and metal, which have now become digital. The best example of this is the bar code scanner.