>Sorry, Gordon > >Missed one part of your question. Yes, any block that >can be intaglio printed can also be relief printed. >It's simply a matter of where you put the ink. In >fact, a single etched plate can simltaneously be >relief and intaglio printed. In relief printing you >would use hand rollers usually to apply an even layer >of ink to the raised surfaces of the plate and avoid >getting ink into the cracks (the etched or otherwise >lowered portions of the plate). The relief surfaces >are usually wiped clean in intaglio printing with the >ink ONLY in the cracks. Intaglio printing requires >more pressure and usually uses dampened paper to allow >the paper to go into the cracks and pull out the ink. > >Colin
I have a question. If Paper is dampened w/ water, wouldn't that repel oil based ink? Thanks Mac