I will explain the way I work. But also provide links to sites and people working in a different or a more similar way.
I've not invented anything, I just put together a way of working and testing from all the information that is out there. Having a background in photography, etching, screen printing and a bit of copper photogravure helped a lot.

Saturday, 21 March 2015

The polymer or solar plate

The polymer plate is also referred to as the solar plate. Polymer plates come in different types and sizes, but only a few can be used in the intaglio process. The two main brands you will come across are Dan Welden's solar plates and Printight from the Toyobo Company.
Both will do the job, I use the Toyobo plates as for me, they are easier to get. The way i work can be applied to both brands.

I will mainly focus on photo polymer printing. Polymer plates are sensitive to UV light, so you need a UV light source. The 'sun' is one, but not very well suited for the photo polymer process. You need to be able to control the amount of light to a precise level. Which source you use is up to you, I will mention them later.


This is a simple view of how a solar plate works:


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