Félicien Rops - Lithography

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This technique is very similar to pencil drawing on paper. It is based on the chemical properties of the lithographic stone, a carbonate of fine grained calcium. Using a pencil or brush the lithographer covers the carefully polished stone in black. Having applied a light chemical fixer, the stone is then moistened. The ink when passed through a roller, will stick only to the drawing, which remains in bold and leaves the moist, blank parts of the stone in white. All that remains is to place a sheet of paper on it and then send it to the printing press.

Bernadette Bonnier
Last modified: Fri Mar 22 12:25:42 MET 1996