Welcome!

The Nature Printing Society is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the education, the history and practice of the art of nature printing, and to those who support our philosophy of respect for nature through the art of the print.

Membership is open to all who share this vision.

 The artwork seen in the rotating banner comes from our members gallery.


The Nature Printing Society is proud and excited to announce our newest and thoroughly revised printing guide, "THE ART OF PRINTING FROM NATURE: A Guidebook".  

This book is brand new from cover to cover, with over 225 full color pictures and contributions from fourteen different authors who are experts in the techniques. This is the most comprehensive book on Nature Printing methods ever published and includes instructions and inspiration for techniques, some of which have never before been published.

To view a brief slideshow of these sample pages, click on any one of the images below.  Use the directional keys on your keyboard to navigate through the presentation or hit ESC to exit.

For purchase information on "THE ART OF PRINTING FROM NATURE", click here.


Nature printing is an ancient art form that takes objects in nature and, through the use of a wide variety of techniques, transfers the beauty of those objects into art. The Nature Printing Society is the largest, international organization existing solely for the purpose of promoting and encouraging nature printing. We help disseminate educational materials and support acquaintance and cooperation both among our members and with the general public. We encourage publication of articles about nature printing, demonstrations of printing, teaching of printing classes, and organization of displays, exhibits, and shows of nature printing.  Membership in NPS includes our beautiful quarterly newsletter as well as an opportunity to attend our annual week-long conference held each year in a different location.

Browse our website to learn more about the history of nature printing, the work of our members, and upcoming nature printing events.



The Nature Printing Society's association with Japan has been long and fruitful.  We are all disheartened by the recent calamitous events and wish the people of Japan well in their current trials.  Please consider a gift to help the victims through the American Red Cross.  Thank you for your time and your assistance.