Hi:
>From what I have read the polymer plates need a screen.
There is a very good web site about photopolymer plates at
http://axp.psl.ku.dk/~ross/Ph_grav.html
This source of screens is recommended:
Hellas Grafisk ApS
Islandsgade 28-30
DK-4690 Haslev
Phone: (+45) 56 31 3
Yes, water-based inks work, but in that case you have
to use a block made of something slightly absorbent
that will hold the ink. In Japan, cherry wood was
traditional (very expensive today), but any good wood
will do. Surely there are other things that would be
suitable, but metal plates (copper,
I love printing off of photo plates, but what I couldn't
get into the was the prep and cleanup time for each
print. Inking the plate - and then cleaning it for the
next print - was a time-consuming and messy job that
involved the use of lots of solvents. I didn't like breathing
that stuff for so
Dick Blick Art Supplies sells an old fashioned "wringer" type press for less
than $200. Actually, I think it really is just a clothes wringer that they
sell as a press. I bought mine about 10 years ago and it works great for
relief printing, drypoint, monoprints, or anything else you would use an
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