1. A method of preparing a waterless lithographic master comprising: a. providing a suitable ink accepting substrate, b. coating said substrate with a silicone gum curing catalyst, c. depositing a barrier fusible hydrophobic particulate image pattern on said coated substrate to mask said curing catalyst in the image areas, d. fusing said particulate image pattern, e. coating the resultant substrate with a curable silicone gum as an aqueous emulsion; and f. curing said silicone gum in the nonimage areas to selectively provide ink receptive image areas and ink releasing nonimage areas.