Hello List,
for all those thinking polymer gravure is not "real" photogravure a couple of web sites to visit. Polymer gravure has been practitioned in Scandinavia well over 10 years now, and the results can be stunning ...
http://www.psy.ku.dk/ross/
http://www2.uiah.fi/~teofilus/
http://www.photoeye.com/templates/ShowDetailsbyCat.cfm?Catalog=ZB305
Jalo
jack reisland kirjoitti 02.11.2003 kello 21:29:
>
>
> "Gordon J. Holtslander" wrote:
>
> >
> > Are the resulting prints from photopolymer plates and traditional
> > photogravure sigificantly different?
> >
> > Gord
> >
>
> Yes, indeed they are. Photopolymer etching is a two dimensional process,
> where
> the variation in tone is acheived by spacing the ink closer or farther
> apart,
> much like an ink jet print. Copper plate photogravure adds a 3rd
> dimension,
> by
> also varying the depth of the cells, or holes etched into the copper
> plate,
> and
> thereby varying the thickness of the ink applied to the paper. This
> results
> in a
> richness and depth in the image, especially in the darker tones, that
> cannot be
> matched by photopolymer plates.
>
> J. Reisland
>
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