Re: Cutting polymer plates
I remember once in college commenting to an accomplished printmaker, " I can't imagine wanting to actually MAKE more than about 20 prints of an image". He replied, " You stop feeling that way the moment you sell number 20". ::grin:: Susan On 3/13/07, Keith Taylor <taylordow@sprintmail.com> wrote: Jon, I've printed in editions of 50 +5 APs. As long as you're careful with pressure etc. it can be done without too much degradation, but I wouldn't want to do it for everything. 20-25 is a reasonable number. Keith. On Mar 13, 2007, at 2:27 PM, Jon Lybrook wrote: > On the subject of durability, I spoke with a picky client recently > who does lots of editioning and he says they typically don't get > more than 30 prints out of a solarplate before the tone and > sharpness diminish. I assume the same or less is true for the > KM73s. Most I've done is editions of 20 with some changes, but not > an unacceptable loss of quality after 20. > > Jon -- susan gravure blog at www.susanvossgravures.blogspot.com website www.dalyvoss.com
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