Ink wipe and print as an intaglio.
Solar plate printing.
Solarplate is a light sensitized steel backed polymer material used by artists as an alternative to hazardous printing techniques.
Nontoxic cleanup when finished printing solarplate can be cleaned using nontoxic methods.
Dan welden an american printmaker found that by exposing a plate in the sun he could make a high quality intaglio plate very simply and cuickly thus the name solar plate.
Step six print plate.
You can work in normal indoor lighting conditions with incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs.
Solar plate printing was the process past resident monica lacey worked with while staying with us last summer.
A friendly competitor involved in the industrial printing world is looking into manufacturing the plates.
Images can be transferred from clear film such as acetate or true grain to the plate using a source of ultra violet light i e.
Printing may be done in either relief or intaglio.
This post is going to show you the steps for printing solar plates through genna s wedding invitation.
Unlike traditional etching techniques no.
Bright sunlight or a uv bulb.
Uv light sources can be purchased or made but i prefer to use a free source of uv light we call the sun.
Solar plates are a simple safe and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds acids or solvents.
Before inking eliminate the sharp corners of the plate with a file and remove the burr from the steel backing.
Solar plates are made with a special photopolymer that hardens when exposed to a uv light source.
Once exposed solar plates are simply developed in water without the need of additional harmful chemicals.
With this hopeful small chance i am crossing my fingers that solarplate can continue.
For our purposes solar plates are quite forgiving.
The plates are developed by washing in water and can be printed as intaglio or relief prints.
The resulting plates reproduce fine.
Solar plate printmaking or polymer etch is a relatively new print process that enables images to be established onto metal plates by exposure to light using sunlight or an ultra violet light source.
Plate thickness is less than standard zinc or copper and presses should be adjusted accordingly.
My inventory currently consists of a large quantity of 8x10 s since its been our most popular size.
Step five filing the plate.
