Solar plate printing was the process past resident monica lacey worked with while staying with us last summer.
Solar plate printing process.
She is co author with dan welden of the book print making in the sun.
I think i purchased my aquatint screen through mcclain s.
The plates are developed by washing in water and can be printed as intaglio or relief prints.
Solar plates are a simple safe and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds acids or solvents.
It is a great book.
Effectively you re transferring a drawn image to the plate and the plate can be used to print either in relief or intaglio.
The plates are developed by washing in water and can be printed as intaglio or relief prints.
I have worked a lot with solar plates and have the book printmaking in the sun.
Carol i love your print.
This post is going to show you the steps for printing solar plates through genna s wedding invitation.
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.
She resides in adelaide australia where she exhibits her work conducts workshops writes and makes prints.
You can create a piece of artwork on a transparent film.
Thank you for sharing your process.
Cool water is used instead of acid.
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.
Dan explains how it works.
It was quite a while back so don t remember the cost.
Gently scrub the entire image with a soft solarplate brush for about 1 minute for the double exposure.
Solar plate first print and process.
Overlay it on a solarplate and expose the film and plate together in the sun.
Pauline muir developed the double exposure technique with solarplate using a random dot screen which is a refinement of the original process.
Solarplate is a light sensitized steel backed polymer material used by artists as an alternative to hazardous printing techniques.
Two minutes or longer for a single exposure without the screen or 5 10 minutes for a relief plate.
Unlike traditional etching techniques no.