FEATURE
Lithography
An image is painted, drawn or stencilled onto a slab of limestone or a metal plate (often aluminium) with oily materials, including greasy crayons and pencils, special ink called tusche, and photochemical transfers.
TECHNIQUE
Lithography
An image is painted, drawn or stencilled onto a slab of limestone or a metal plate (often aluminium) with oily materials, including greasy crayons and pencils, special ink called tusche, and photochemical transfers.
The image is treated with gum arabic and nitric acid to fix the image areas from the non-printing areas.
When inking up the stone or metal with a roller, the surface is kept wet, so that the oil-based ink only sticks to the image area. Paper is then placed down and the stone or plate is run through a press.
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HAUSPRINT collective at Spike Island Print Fair
So proud of our current Etching Year artists who took their prints to Bristol for the Spike Island Print Fair at the end of July. These artists are just finishing their 2nd Etching Year and have formed a great exhibiting collective- congratulations on this first step everyone! The end of year exhibition for the group, […]
Carborundum
Abrasive carborundum grit (silicon carbide) is mixed with acrylic medium or glue and painted onto a flat surface, such as plastic or metal.
