The last time I wrote about the early techniques of graphic arts which included woodcut and engraving used by the Renaissance artists. Graphic arts continued to develop with various art movements in history.
Some of the techniques later developed were drypoint and etching, lithograph and silk screen prints.
Lithograph
Lithography uses a chemical process to create an image. This process involves the artist drawing on a limestone slab with a greasy crayon. Water is applied and sticks to the nongreasy surface. Then ink is rolled on and it sticks where there is no water. The slab is applied to a sheet of paper in a press to produce the image.
Considered one of the masters in lithography M.C. Escher and has produced many of his prints using this method of printmaking. Meticulous attention to detail was characteristic of Escher’s work. Escher never printed his own lithographs.
Some of the techniques later developed were drypoint and etching, lithograph and silk screen prints.
Lithograph
Lithography uses a chemical process to create an image. This process involves the artist drawing on a limestone slab with a greasy crayon. Water is applied and sticks to the nongreasy surface. Then ink is rolled on and it sticks where there is no water. The slab is applied to a sheet of paper in a press to produce the image.
Considered one of the masters in lithography M.C. Escher and has produced many of his prints using this method of printmaking. Meticulous attention to detail was characteristic of Escher’s work. Escher never printed his own lithographs.
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