Artworks

Lithograph

Lithography relies upon the fact that oil and water repel each other. The image is drawn onto a slab of stone or a metal plate using special greasy pencils and ink. Printing ink is then applied to the image; the drawn areas hold onto the ink, and the blank areas repel it. A sheet of paper is placed on top of the inked image and they are pulled through a lithographic printing press. Under high pressure, the image is pressed from the stone onto the paper.