Characteristics and Individuals Associated with Lithography

What is meant by lithography?

Choose the best answer:

A. Creating images using a woven mesh and ink-blocking stencil

B. Carving an image onto a surface and applying ink to the raised areas

C. Creating images from an etched stone or metal plate

D. Drawing images using grease pens or wax crayons

Final answer:

Lithography is a printmaking technique that involves creating images from an etched stone or metal plate.

Explanation:

Lithography is a printmaking technique that involves creating images from an etched stone or metal plate. It is based on the principle that oil and water do not mix.

Artists use grease pens or wax crayons to draw directly on the stone or plate, and then apply ink. The ink adheres to the etched portion while the water repels it. When paper is pressed against the stone or plate, the image is transferred onto the paper.

Serigraphy, also known as screen-printing, is a different type of planar printing medium. Relief and planographic are two techniques used in printmaking.