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There are several lithographs on this page. Click on thumbnail to view larger versions of lithographs.
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In summary, here's how Parks makes an original lithograph. First, he uses a grease pencil, air brush, or other implement to hand draw an image on mylar, which he then transfers to a ball grained aluminum plate. The plate acts essentially as a black-and-white version of only one of the colors that will appear in the lithograph. A color corresponding to the plate is chosen by Parks, and inks are hand-mixed by a skilled pressman. Through collaboration of the artist and pressman, precise color affects are arrived at using essentially the same care and creative freedom a painter uses when mixing paints.
Using a press, Parks and the pressman apply the color to its plate. The part of the plate Parks has drawn on attracts and holds the greasy ink, whereas the part he hasn't drawn on repels the ink and remains dry.
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