- Lithograph ink, derived from the Latin root "lith," meaning stone, and "graph," meaning to draw, is a method of printing in which a stone or metal plate is used to transpose an image onto the final product. It is relatively cheap and often performed using limestone as the rock surface.
- Lithograph ink is often used to show more texture and for it's opacity. In order to create a lithograph, the artist would draw on a stone surface with an oil-based pencil.
- Also known as screen-printing, silkscreening is a printing technique that uses a mesh template and ink-blocking stencil. The printing surface is blocked by this stencil and when ink is applied using a paint-roller or squeegee, the desired image is displayed on the surface.
- Most commonly, silk screening is used to produce images on clothing, textile fabrics and product labels. It may also be used, however, on anything from medical devices to balloons.
- Lithography is the best choice with many things that involve printing on a rock or metal surfaces because of its texture and effects. When dealing with fabrics or when the image needs to be more precise and flowing, silkscreen would be a much better choice because of it's versatile and effective nature.
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