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Re: Photopolymer Plate Options



On 2/16/07, Christina Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net> wrote:
Jon, Nancy,  Keith, etc. etc.

I was going to order the KM73s today and noticed after consulting Boxcar's
website that they don't mention using an aquatint screen exposure.  Those of
you who use these plates, do you?


Christina, yes we use the aquatint screen in a separate exposure.
I've just tested using a screen I got from the Solarplate website.
Results weren't good for me and the process I'm following (Jon
Lybrook), so I'm ordering the 1800 dpi screen Jon recommends.  Here's
a link to Jon's process...

http://www.lytescapes.com/procedures/polymer_photogravure.html

Here's a link to my tests, showing uneven tone.  I think it was the
screen i used...

http://sssusans-studio.blogspot.com/

Susan

www.dalyvoss.com