A lithograph or lithography is a print,
which was produced from an image that has been inscribed on a flat surface; in
the beginning this flat surface usually was a limestone, which was specifically
prepared for this process. Today this process is still in use however an
aluminum plate is being used instead of the limestone; the main concept of this
technique works on the fact that water oil and water do not mix together.
Once
an image is drawn or applied onto a stone, the image will reject the water and
take the ink, the ink in Lithographic print is oil based. Via the use of a
special press the plate is rolled up and the paper is passed by hand trough the
press, having a one colour printing at a time.
The
YouTube link below is a brief explanation of the lithograph:
A
great asset of this technique is that the chemicals used in the process are
harmless and the artist can has no threats in handling them. Another advantage is
that multiple prints can be printed once a template has been produced, whenever
a Lithograph is excellent and produced in a few quantity, it may be of a great
money value in the artists market. |
| Leopold Grozelier, after a daguerreotype by Loyal Moss Ives, The Sailor’s Farewell, 1856. Tinted lithograph. American Antiquarian Society. |
The
Artists’ Press, n.a. What is a Lithography?. [online]
[Accessed
25 December 2013].
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