A LITHOGRAPH IS A SURFACE METHOD OF PRINTING WHERE THE ARTIST DRAWS THE IMAGE DIRECTLY ONTO A SMOOTH SURFACE, USUALLY A STONE SLAB OR ZINC SHEET, WITH A WAXY LITHOGRAPHIC CRAYON OR CHALK. THE STONE IS THEN DAMPENED WITH WATER, WHICH IS REPELLED BY THE GREASY IMAGE. THE SURFACE IS THEN ROLLED WITH INK, WHICH ADHERS ONLY TO THE GREASY AREAS, AND IS REPELLED BY THE AREAS WHICH ARE WET. THE DRAWN IMAGE IS THEN PRINTED. TOULOUSE LAUTREC, PIERRE BONNARD, CAMILLE PISSARRO AND JOAN MIRO WERE GREAT LITHOGRAPHIC ARTISTS.
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