RE: Photogravure

George,

What are "silicone plates?" I haven't heard of them as yet. Do you know
where they can be purchased or examples of work produced by them? I'm only
familiar with the polymer plates.

Gerry G

-----Original Message-----
From: res1dvao@verizon.net [mailto:res1dvao@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:32 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Photogravure

Rather than try copper plates, which is a challenge, look at photopolymer
plates. The new silicone plates are very nice to work with and will give
good results in intaglio.

George
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> From: HNMM CLEARY <HNMM@hcleary.freeserve.co.uk>
> Date: 2005/01/05 Wed PM 02:49:05 GMT
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Photogravure
>
> Keep me in touch with your efforts. I have only managed to make one copper
plate and I decided you need the skills of a photographer of a century ago
for the production of the negative and the skills of a master printmaker to
produce the copper plate. They are beautiful images however. Is
photo-etching considered as photo-alt by the list? It falls between two
schools as printmakers sneer at the use of photography to create the image
and photographers regard the production of a metal plate as
non-photographic. I do a lot of photo-etching work and consider it my
substitute for photogravure. Hellena----- Original Message -----
> From: Dalyvoss@aol.com
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:35 PM
> Subject: Crappy/Krappy Rant Process
>
>
> I'm still not sure. After visiting your web site and looking at those
still lifes . . . do you make your own paint? Blend terpentine with gum
arabic? Or, do you use tube paint, jar paint . . . or what?
>
> Just asking.
>
> S.
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>
> ok you made me actually THINK about that for a nanosecond,
and i realized that those paintings are a bunch of pastels (no i won't
mention which brand, but i do have a favorite ;o) ), and pastels are, to me
at least, the most elemental LEAST process oriented form of making images.
It's like going back to childhood and "coloring" with little sticks of
color. ( only the little sticks cost a lot more )
>
> contrast that with the reason i am a new member of this list... i am in
the early stages of learning to make photogravures! From what i can tell,
maybe the most process laden way to make images. go figure :o/
>
> susan
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> dalyvoss.com/paintings
> Susan Daly Voss
> lower upstate NY
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Received on Wed Jan 5 09:42:55 2005