What an effortful way of creating art. I wonder how the people in the past came to the idea to do it that way. Ther e must have been the day in history when someone said: let's do it that way.
This takes me back. I got to do this at art college back in the 1970's here in the UK. The name of the German who invented this process, Alois Senefelder has stuck with me all these years. That, and the fact the stones came from Germany. Thank you for the video.
Wonderful video. Newspapers in the Nineteenth century used lithographs for illustrations. How was the stone integrated into the newspaper printing process?
@@lawrencediggs7957 Stones are very expensive but they last a long time. The advantage of this method over etching for example, is that you get texture of the stone which resembles the tooth of paper, something you cannot achieve with other printmaking methods. You need to try litho to understand what I mean... so even if labour intensive it is all worth while!
@just-art Thanks for a good explanation. Definitely not lazy peoples' art, that's whay so many say it's too labour intensive. Came here from a silicone vitrography video and wanted to see the real thing. This is harder, but i guess more durable and solid.. So i get it now, you cannot replicate the print texture with a printer and lithography ink doesn't fade as the digital ones. Wanted to say just get a high-end laser printer as a joke, but now it's only funny in my lazy head. You are a real artist so no need for that. Happy and inspired 2025! ✳🎄🎊🎑✳
Ah, this is great! I did some other, simpler printing techniques, but I never had the chance to see or play with this one, the result is so unique. There was a workshop here on mokulito, but I couldn't attend, and I understand it works basically on the same principle as lithography. Something that I don't understand is what the gum arabic does (in either of those techniques). Is it what's actually retaining the wetness? I know that the oil based ink doesn't stick to the wet parts of the stone, but I thought that that was the purpose of etching, creating porosity on the stone to absorb water.
The stone itself absorbs water, you don't create porosity because that is the characteristic of the stone. Next September in Italy I will host a workshop on Prontoplate which is using this same principle
@@just-art oh I see, so I guess that first inking seals it off where the drawing is? Prontoplate sounds interesting :O Good luck with that workshop, and thanks for the reply!
Is there an optimum number of prints that can be taken? Do they improve as you progress? I’m old enough to remember when a similar process was used to create copies in offices, although not with a stone but a prepared sheet, the typist would use a special ribbon to create the master before sending it to be printed.
@@ebanfield You may get close to it, but a good litho print is definitely something different: the giclee print you get out of photoshop will fade after a few years. A lithograph will not
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Perfect video ! thanks for sharing Colleen - beautiful work as always - kate
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What an effortful way of creating art. I wonder how the people in the past came to the idea to do it that way. Ther e must have been the day in history when someone said: let's do it that way.
This is such a great video - thank you for sharing the process so thoroughly
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This takes me back. I got to do this at art college back in the 1970's here in the UK. The name of the German who invented this process, Alois Senefelder has stuck with me all these years. That, and the fact the stones came from Germany. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for sharing this video. I had no idea that so much work went into producing a lithograph.
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Love that drawing!
Thank you!
Me too, tried a similar style while at school decades ago. Never got to this level (i'm not exactly a visual artist)😅
Excellent. Merci pour cette vidéo très explicite.
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Wow! I'm a big escher fan, that's pretty crazy to think all of his lithographs were done with grease pencil! It explains a lot!
Escher used stitches (etsen) He had different arms and wrists from the carving too 🙂
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very cool
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Thank you, I've always wondered how this is done.
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Wonderful video. Newspapers in the Nineteenth century used lithographs for illustrations. How was the stone integrated into the newspaper printing process?
Is here a more labor intensive process to do this? Is there some benefit in doing it this way?
Once you create the stone you can print multiple copies
By printing copies you get good quality artwork at affordable prices, which means it is accessible to everyone
@@just-art How many? Whats the cost of the stone per square foot? What advantages does this method have compared to easier methods?
@@lawrencediggs7957 Stones are very expensive but they last a long time. The advantage of this method over etching for example, is that you get texture of the stone which resembles the tooth of paper, something you cannot achieve with other printmaking methods. You need to try litho to understand what I mean... so even if labour intensive it is all worth while!
@just-art
Thanks for a good explanation. Definitely not lazy peoples' art, that's whay so many say it's too labour intensive. Came here from a silicone vitrography video and wanted to see the real thing. This is harder, but i guess more durable and solid.. So i get it now, you cannot replicate the print texture with a printer and lithography ink doesn't fade as the digital ones. Wanted to say just get a high-end laser printer as a joke, but now it's only funny in my lazy head. You are a real artist so no need for that. Happy and inspired 2025! ✳🎄🎊🎑✳
Detail: escher printing multiples layers of colors, with milimetrical detais.
Ух... Женщина, притирающая два тяжелых блока друг к другу - это сильно👍😳
Sorry but I don't understand what you mean.
Ah, this is great! I did some other, simpler printing techniques, but I never had the chance to see or play with this one, the result is so unique.
There was a workshop here on mokulito, but I couldn't attend, and I understand it works basically on the same principle as lithography.
Something that I don't understand is what the gum arabic does (in either of those techniques). Is it what's actually retaining the wetness? I know that the oil based ink doesn't stick to the wet parts of the stone, but I thought that that was the purpose of etching, creating porosity on the stone to absorb water.
The stone itself absorbs water, you don't create porosity because that is the characteristic of the stone. Next September in Italy I will host a workshop on Prontoplate which is using this same principle
@@just-art oh I see, so I guess that first inking seals it off where the drawing is?
Prontoplate sounds interesting :O Good luck with that workshop, and thanks for the reply!
Seems like magic. Is it?
yes it is... and very satisfying to create!
Is there an optimum number of prints that can be taken? Do they improve as you progress?
I’m old enough to remember when a similar process was used to create copies in offices, although not with a stone but a prepared sheet, the typist would use a special ribbon to create the master before sending it to be printed.
I've been using litho pencil for years on drawings and plexiglass. Never tried to make a lithograph. Way too much process for me.
True, it is a long process, but believe me, very very rewarding
Go digital. With the right Photoshop brushes you can replicate the texture of lithography.
@ebanfield ha! I'm 72 ! I'm not going digital. At least my litho works were drawn by HAND!
@@davidmayhew8083 I’m almost 80. I draw by hand as well. But I draw on a surface that collects digital data. You should try it.
@@ebanfield You may get close to it, but a good litho print is definitely something different: the giclee print you get out of photoshop will fade after a few years. A lithograph will not
And this is just one colour.
Hard work,but definitely not worth the effort in my humble opinion . Just saying.
Why do you think so?