Re: Polymer gravure plate tone
Hey, found something here... http://www.washingtonprintmakers.com/artists/newman.html See the light areas of the prints? there's a certain "signature" type of tone this artist has. THAT is plate tone. susan On 3/12/07, SusanV <susanvoss3@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Don, I did a search but didn't find anything in the way of images... maybe someone else has something. Plate tone is just the last little film of ink left on the areas of a plate that are intended to print "white". In the print it is the slightest little bit of tone in the lightest areas. it can vary a great deal. some plate materials are slicker than others and easier to wipe very clean, leaving little tone. It is a creative choice of the printer, to leave a little or a lot... and in what areas to leave however much they choose. At one extreme you can take cotton swabs and mineral spirits and polish off any evidence of ink. Even the type of ink is a variable... some are more finely ground than others, making it harder to wipe the last little bit off the plate. Printmaking types often compliment other printmakers about their use of plate tone, especially at openings with a few glasses of cheap white in them :o) kinda like discussions of "bokeh". :P Susan On 3/12/07, Don Bryant <dsbryant@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Dear Polymer Gravurists, > > > > Now, speaking of plate tone > > Can anyone point me to an online example that shows 'plate tone'? > > Thanks, > > Don Bryant > > > > -- susan gravure blog at www.susanvossgravures.blogspot.com website www.dalyvoss.com -- susan gravure blog at www.susanvossgravures.blogspot.com website www.dalyvoss.com
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