( 7 May)
I get the opportunity to print my plate
today, and to see what the print is like on decent paper stock. So far I’ve
only proofed the plate on newsprint. The exercise gives me the opportunity to
hone my inking and sponging skills - lithography is a very physical process;
each print in the edition requires 4 passes to ensure that the plate holds
enough ink for the print, so an edition of 10 prints will require 40 ink passes,
plus sponging in between each pass, and finally pulling the print… it’s quite a
workout!
The photographs here show various stages of
the process…
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| Rolling up |
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| Inking the plate |
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| Positioning the paper |
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| Lifting the printed paper from the plate |
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| Inspecting the print |
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