Which printmaking process uses a greasy medium on stone or aluminum and chemical treatment so ink sticks to greasy areas?

Which printmaking process uses a greasy medium on stone or aluminum and chemical treatment so ink sticks to greasy areas?

• A. Lithography
• B. Relief Printing
• C. Intaglio
• D. Screen printing

Answer: (A)

Lithography is a planographic printmaking method. A greasy drawing medium is applied to a flat stone or metal plate, and the surface is then chemically treated to create areas that attract water (non-image areas) and areas that attract oil-based ink (image areas). When the plate is moistened, water clings to the non-image areas while ink adheres only to the greasy drawing. This inked image can then be transferred to paper. The term comes from Greek for “stone writing,” reflecting its traditional use on limestone, though aluminum or other surfaces are common today. Other printmaking processes rely on different principles: relief printing uses raised surfaces that take ink, intaglio relies on ink in recessed incisions, and screen printing uses ink pushed through a stencil on a mesh. None of these depend on a greasy medium paired with a water-repellent/ water-accepting surface in the same way.

Lithography is a planographic printmaking method. A greasy drawing medium is applied to a flat stone or metal plate, and the surface is then chemically treated to create areas that attract water (non-image areas) and areas that attract oil-based ink (image areas). When the plate is moistened, water clings to the non-image areas while ink adheres only to the greasy drawing. This inked image can then be transferred to paper. The term comes from Greek for “stone writing,” reflecting its traditional use on limestone, though aluminum or other surfaces are common today.

Other printmaking processes rely on different principles: relief printing uses raised surfaces that take ink, intaglio relies on ink in recessed incisions, and screen printing uses ink pushed through a stencil on a mesh. None of these depend on a greasy medium paired with a water-repellent/ water-accepting surface in the same way.