Stayf - JUST IN CASE you were saving one print for a good cause...I've been showing your video to my US History classes. After we spent some time analyzing this really cool lithograph from 1875 from the American Grange, many kids were asking, of course, 'what's a lithograph?' So, we thought your video was great and the answer to the question is Alois Senefelder. Thank you. - Bob Green, US History Teacher in Riverside, CA
Thank you so much Jordan, I really had fun putting it all together and of coarse enjoyed making the stone print. I may do some more stone pints in the future.
I'm not sure why or how but this vid made the most sense to me out of the few I've watched about stone printing! Maybe because it was your first stone print your explanation of it was ...well...that of someone who'd never done one before. . . so...I got it. Kudos! And nice print!
Very much enjoyed this video, Stayf. I work for and antiques and vintage poster dealer on Maui, in Hawaii, and I love seen how different artists present the stone lithographic process. Yours is my favorite so far, for how you wove the history of stone printing into the explanation. I am of the mind that knowing the history of something like stone lithography makes learning what it is and how it is done more interesting. It is arguably one of the most, if not the most, important visual form of art making in history. Certainly, there had been no time prior to 1880 where so many artists were akin to rocktars. Every day I get to tell people who walk into the shop that they are walking into a virtual time-capsule. One that is very much out of place sat here in the middle of Hawaii. But they are seeing something very special. The history of art in advertising. But it isn't the advertising bit that is important to me. It's that depending on the age of the poster, Early Belle Époque, art deco, WWI and WII, you get to see the clear passage and progress of printing beginning with the stone-lithograph. The pun would be very much intended in calling stone-lithography the bed-rock upon which Cappiello first laid the foundations for all modern advertising. The most effective and akin of which would be to catch a passerby's attention and convey one's message within seconds.
I got interested in Stone Lithography when I had to make a documentary about the lithographs of the artist Michael Parkes. The best way to find out was to do it myself. I only did one color, but to print in more colors is mind boggling. To keep the registration of each color. Also the large sizes these posters were printed. The art those artists like Cappiello produced is astounding. Great design and artistry. Nice to hear that you liked my video. I have been to Hawaii twice and really loved it.
I just came across this video today and watching it brought back memories of my college art classes of over 40 years ago. I took a class in printmaking by Robert Allen Nelson who taught a variety of printmaking techniques but the emphasis was mainly that of stone lithography. I enjoyed the both the class and process so much that did two independent research classes in print making. Today my printing is strictly inkjet technology. I love your video very much! Thank you for sharing it!
Thank you very much. You explained it really well. It would have been good if you could make another video explaining how Color images are printed using Lithography.
I have enjoyed each of your videos, and picked up a few tricks I never new about Procreate. I am glad Alois Senefelder invented Lithography, so you were able to enjoy the process and share it with us. Thank you.
thank you for this informative video ! currently studying about lithographs for my Academic Decathlon art exam and this made it easier to understand :)
Wow, I once dreamed of combining stone litho with screen printing, the best of both worlds. I would build a rig to accurately place the paper on the stone. The rig would be removed obviously when printing.
So it prints the image in reverse. Does that mean that as the artist, when you are drawing on the stone, you have to take this into consideration and draw the image initially backwards? If you forget to do this, is there some way you can still use that etched stone to print the image the way you want it, like transferring it somehow to another stone and then using that stone to make the paper prints?
What artists sometimes do is make a drawing with a normal pencil and then lay it on the stone and then rub it onto the stone. They use that as a guide and then draw with the special greasy pencils.
I'm trying to understand how the artwork is prepared for multiple colors. So far all of the videos show drawing on a stone with grease pencils, which I get. But when there are sharp lines and tight registration of different inks, how does that work? Any references would be appreciated (even a book). Thanks.
De uitvinder van steen printen is Alois Senefelder. Heb je al een winnaar uitgekozen? :) Duidelijke documentaire die je hebt gemaakt Stayf! Nothing beats the old techniques to find something new ;)
I’ve watched a few of these videos about lithographic printing and I still can’t quite work out what’s going on. Does the acid wash remove a layer of stone so leaving the inked portion raised? Or is the ink simply sticking to only the drawn areas? How does this work for those very detailed and photographic examples near the beginning of this video? Thanks for any answers.
As far as I understood it, the surface remains flat, but the drawn areas aren't oil-repellent (the ink is oil-based) like the moist parts because they were protected from the acid, so water cannot penetrate the stone. There is a technique called "kitchen lithography" where you draw on thin aluminium foil, and it works in a similar way.
Aloy senfelder invenced first.... M student of fine art in India watching first time lithograf.. Before professor teach us only theory thank to make video
