Solar plates are a simple safe and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds acids or solvents.
Solar plate etching light box.
Step one prepare artwork.
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Once the screen has been exposed it is removed and the drawing dan made on the acetate is put in its place.
How does it work.
Printmaking in the sun introduces a revolutionary new printmaking technique known as the solarplate method first developed in 1972 by one of the book s authors dan welden.
Since dan welden s development of the process in the 1970s printmakers painters photographers and art teachers interested in multiple impressions have found printmaking with solarplate an exciting adventure.
Solarplate is a prepared light sensitive polymer surface on a steel backing for artists to produce fine prints.
It is a simple safe and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds acids or solvents.
When there is not enough sun dan uses a light box to expose the film.
Solarplate is a light sensitized steel backed polymer material used by artists as an alternative to hazardous printing techniques.
Solarplate is a light sensitized steel backed polymer material used by artists as an alternative to hazardous printing techniques.
Solarplate online how to.
He always exposes the screen to the plate for exactly 1 minute 30 seconds.
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Each unit can be safely used in any household or professional studio set up.
He had begun experimenting with light sensitive polymer plates in place of traditional metal plates which frees the artist from exposure to poisonous lead fumes.
And exposing it to the sun or placing the transparency in contact with the plate in a uv exposure box.
The process works by placing the transparency in contact with the plate see diagram and exposing it to the sun or in a uv exposure box.
Birch box uv light unit note for international customers this operates on 110v power you may need a power converter in your country this hand made uv exposure unit has been custom designed for solarplate exposures.
Artwork may be created with liquid opaque paint or ink light stopping making devices rubylith films lithographic crayons and certain black pencils stabilo 8046 or found objects.
It is a simple safer and faster approach than traditional etching and relief printing.
It is exposed with ultraviolet uv light and developed with ordinary tap water.
A clean sheet of glass is placed on top and the whole thing clamped together.
