lithography

(noun)

The process of etching an image onto a flat surface, then copying the etched surface by applying ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.

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Examples of lithography in the following topics:

  • Monotypes

    • Lithography is a form of monotype printmaking that was developed in Germany in the late 18th century .
    • In modern lithography, the image is most often made of a polymer coating applied to a flexible aluminum plate.
    • An example of a lithography stone and print.

  • Japanese Art in the Meiji Period

    • The Yōga style encompassed oil painting, watercolors, pastels, ink sketches, lithography, etching, and other techniques developed in western culture.
    • Yōga, in its broadest sense, encompasses oil painting, watercolors, pastels, ink sketches, lithography, etching, and other techniques developed in western culture.

  • Silkscreen Printing

    • It is more versatile than traditional printing techniques as the surface does not have to be printed under pressure, like etching or lithography, and it does not have to be planar.

  • The Purpose of Elections

    • This lithography pays tribute to French statesman Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin for establishing universal male suffrage in France in 1848, following the French Revolution of 1848.

  • Modern Korean Art

    • The impact of this influence can be seen on revolutionary posters, lithography and multiples, dramatic and documentary films, realistic paintings, and grand architecture; it can also been seen to a lesser extent in areas of domestic pottery, ceramics, exportable needlework, and the visual crafts.

  • Icon Painting in Byzantine Russia

    • In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, icon painting in Russia went into a great decline with the arrival of machine lithography on paper and tin.

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