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Lithography Prints Printmaking, Litho Printmaking, Lithography Printmaking, History Of Typography, Lithography Art, Art Careers, Lithography Prints, Fine Art Printmaking, Edinburgh City

Lithography is the art of printing from stone. The process was invented by Alois Senefelder in 1796, and the fundemental principles that he established have remained unchanged. By writing or drawing with a greasy ink on a specially prepared slab of limestone, the grease is absorbed by the stone and the image thus formed has an affinity for printing ink, while the remaining parts of the stone repel the ink as long as the surface is kept moist with water. Lithographic presses are cylinder…

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Blocks and Stones May Break My Bones: Asphaltum Lithography Print Litho Printmaking, Etching Inspiration, Print Making Ideas, Lithography Art, Lithography Prints, Bow Pillows, Etching Prints, Litho Print, Zine Design

After the MAPC conference and Michael Barnes's demonstration on asphaltum reduction lithography I was itching to try it out. As soon as I had all the materials and a base rolled out on the stone I began work on an image. It took a little longer than I expected, mostly because it acted like a mezzotint, in that I thought I had a clean, white area only to go back to it the next day and have to "brighten" it back up. Not to mention all those damn little curls. The (upside down!) stone on the…

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