Re: Gravure workshops

Strange Ross (ross@axp.psl.ku.dk)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 14:52:58 +0200

Terry King said:
>
>As you imply gravure on aquatinted copper gives a greater range of tones an=
d
>more subtlety than the photopolymer versions of gravure which are promoted =
on
>the basis of convenience and the need to protect ourselves from dichromates
>which are very dangerous if you eat them or take baths in them. For the
>individual they are, of course, less dangerous than many items found in the
>kitchen cupboard.

May I respectfully suggest that statements concerning methods such as
polymer photogravure, for which no canonical rules have as yet been
established, be qualified by something like: "To my knowledge ..." or "With
such and such a procedure we found ...". The reason for this wish is that
after more than 1/2 year's concentrated work with polymer gravure I am now
able to produce prints with very deep velvety blacks, and with a complete
lack of graininess even under a loupe (except, of course, for that of the
original negative). Further, as opposed to gravure on aquatinted copper
which - as I understand the process - yields only a limited number of grey
shades, the polymer gravure produces as continuous an image as that of the
original negative.

=46or more detailed information on the polymer photogravure process, please
visit my Home Page at http://axp.psl.ku.dk/~ross/.

Strange

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