Re: Photogravure with photopolymer
Hans Nohlberg (chiahans@tripnet.se)
Sun, 31 Dec 1995 01:34:50 +0200
><< The new photogravure method, which is based on photopolymer rather than
>>on copper as its substrate, was developed by the Danish lithographer Eli
>>Poinsaing, and is described in detail in his book "Photopolymergravure: A
>>New Method", Copenhagen: Borgen, 1995 (ISBN 87-21-00396-3, appr. $35.-;
>>written in both Danish and English).
>It would be very interesting to have more details, particularly of the
>actual nylon resin concerned (and details of how to get it.)
>The process may be similar to that developed by Keith Howard (Safe Photo
>Etching for Photographers and Artists, Wynne Resources Lrd, 1991 ISBN
>0-9695577-0-1) which I and others have previously mentioned here.
>>Peter Marshall
At the international photographic fair 1991 in Goeteborg, Sweden, the
Finnish photographers made great success with this process, based on a
script by Eli Poinsaing in 1990. Since then there are a lot of very skilled
polymer printers in both Finland and Sweden and recently in October there
was a Nordic gravure (polymer and copper) seminar and also an exhibition at
the photogallery Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark.
We are not doing this process ourselves (we practice 3-c carbon and gum)
but we have some names and addresses if someone is interested.
Happy New Year to all of you, brgds Hans & Chia