Re: solar plate

Sorry for the delay in writing to thank the people who responded to my
request for information about solar plate. I shall read the Dan Welden book
and am doing a one day course at the Camera Club here in London to be run
by Peter Alan. Thanks again. Hopefully in January I shall have some results.
Hellena
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Lybrook" <jon@terabear.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: solar plate

> Hi Hellena,
>
> Printmaking in the Sun by Dan Welden is the best starting point of this
> process, in my opinion as well.
>
> Plates are best cut with a papercutter dedicated to the purpose, but
> they can be cut with a utility knife with repeated strokes.
>
> Jon
>
>
> Ehud Yaniv wrote:
> > I have Printmaking in the Sun. It is easy to read and follow.
> >
> > Ehud
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* Hellena Cleary [mailto:hellena@hncleary.plus.com]
> > *Sent:* October 21, 2005 9:38 AM
> > *To:* alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > *Subject:* solar plate
> >
> > I have bought some solar plate here in the U.K. but all I have for
> > the instructions are a couple of A4 sheets. For further reading they
> > list PRINTMAKING IN THE SUN, PRINTMAKING WITH PHOTOPOLYMER PLATES,
> > HANDBOOK OF NON-TOXIC INTAGLIO AND THE COMPLETE PRINTMAKER. Can
> > anyone recommend which of these books is best for a complete
> > beginner? Do I need a metal cutter to cut the sheet down so that I
> > can experiment? I have a step wedge and a UV light source. How do I
> > begin? Hellena
>
Received on Fri Nov 4 03:01:06 2005