The lithography workshop
General facility needs
Dedicated work areas
Storage
Workshop location
Workshop models
Legal structures for private professional workshops
Business models
Public relations
Marketing
Fund-raising
Health and safety
Ventilation
Personal protective equipment
Responsible storage and disposal
Additional safety practices
Regulatory and oversight agencies
General health and safety guidelines
Material data safety sheets (MSDS)
Health and safety guidelines for products commonly used in lithography
General equipment and materials
Presses
Hand press equipment
Rollers
Gereral shop equipment
Chemicals
Paper
The development of papermaking
Papermaking methods
Physical properties
Problems associated with papers
Fine papers for proofing and editioning
Miscellaneous papers for the workshop
Ordering paper
Storing papers and inventory control
Preparing papers for edition printing
Marking registration
Ink
Physical properties of inks
Ingredients of lithographic inks
Black inks
Color inks
Metallic inks
Stone lithography
The lithographic stone
Stone preparation
Drawing preparation
Basic drawing materials and techniques
Etching the stone
Registration guide for multiple-run lithograph
Aluminum plate lithography
Types of aluminum plates
Plate preparation
Drawing preparation
Basic drawing materials and techniques
Processing an aluminum plate
Corrections after initial rolll-up
The second etch
Photolithography
Creating films
Paper
Registration
Exposing and printing commercial positive plates
Exposing and printing hand-coated negative plates
Albumen on stone
Additional techniques
Transfer lithography
Subtractive techniques
Reversal techniques
Line engraving
Unconventional drawing materials
Chine collé
Dusting with powders
Metallics
Polyester plates
Waterless lithography
Proofing and editioning
Preliminary proofing in black ink
Preliminary proofing in color
Making corrections
Bon à Tirer
Printing the edition
Cleaning up
Troubleshooting
Curatorial concerns
Quality control
Identifying marks
Signing and numbering
Designation of proofs
Edition documentation
Storage and care of original prints
Packing and shipping prints
Matting and framing prints
Suppliers
Measurement conversion chart.