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.
Solar plate printing process.
Solar plate first print and process.
Cool water is used instead of acid.
Unlike traditional etching techniques no.
Solarplate is a light sensitized steel backed polymer material used by artists as an alternative to hazardous printing techniques.
Solar plate printing was the process past resident monica lacey worked with while staying with us last summer.
Solarplate is a prepared light sensitive polymer surface on a steel backing for artists to produce fine prints.
Dan explains how it works.
Since dan welden s development of the process in the 1970s printmakers painters photographers and art teachers interested in multiple impressions have found printmaking with solarplate an exciting adventure.
The plates are developed by washing in water and can be printed as intaglio or relief prints.
Carol i love your print.
Two minutes or longer for a single exposure without the screen or 5 10 minutes for a relief plate.
Overlay it on a solarplate and expose the film and plate together in the sun.
Thank you for sharing your process.
I have worked a lot with solar plates and have the book printmaking in the sun.
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.
This post is going to show you the steps for printing solar plates through genna s wedding invitation.
I think i purchased my aquatint screen through mcclain s.
The washout process is a substitution for the etch process in traditional intaglio.
Gently scrub the entire image with a soft solarplate brush for about 1 minute for the double exposure.
She is co author with dan welden of the book print making in the sun.
The plates are developed by washing in water and can be printed as intaglio or relief prints.
Effectively you re transferring a drawn image to the plate and the plate can be used to print either in relief or intaglio.
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.