Re: Photogravure

Yes, please George. Do tell!

Jon

Gerry Giliberti wrote:
> 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
>
>>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
>>
>> dalyvoss.com/paintings
>> Susan Daly Voss
>> lower upstate NY
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Received on Wed Jan 5 22:19:47 2005