▁more ▁than ▁once , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁passes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁" the ▁varied ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁to ▁mesh ▁together ." ▁ ▁Lith ograph s ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁into ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁K ip n iss ▁created ▁l ith ograph s ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁content ▁of ▁his ▁paint ings , ▁whether ▁generally ▁or ▁specifically . ▁A ▁commission ▁from ▁a ▁print ▁publish er ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁for ▁five ▁ed itions ▁of ▁l ith ograph s ▁precip itated ▁his ▁ad option ▁of ▁l ith ography ▁as ▁a ▁medium . ▁ ▁K ip n iss ' s ▁first ▁l ith ograph s ▁were ▁done ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁white , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁working ▁in ▁color . ▁He ▁taught ▁himself ▁" to ▁lay ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁del ic ately ▁light ▁sil very ▁t ones ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁lim estone ▁by ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁exception ally ▁sharp ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁l ith ographic ▁p enc il ▁and ▁drawing ▁with ▁no ▁pressure ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁p enc il ▁itself ." ▁He ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁support ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁w rist ▁could ▁" d angle " ▁over ▁the ▁stone . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁K ip n iss ▁had ▁completed ▁about ▁ 4 5 0 ▁ed itions ▁of ▁l ith ograph s , ▁usually ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁impress ions , ▁at ▁the