Download or read book Making Photogravures with Polymer Plates written by Scott Barnes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn photogravure with this step-by-step instruction book. Over 250 images and 140 pages reveal what is needed to create stunning intaglio plates. For experts and beginners alike, the methods shown will open the possibilities of intaglio image making without the need for acids, high v.o.c. solvents, fine rosin dust, or petrochemical asphaltum. The aquatint and image are made with film positives and UV light. The plates are etched with water. Both traditional oil based inks and modern safe etching inks can be used to make the final print. Included inside the book is a unique method for visually creating adjusted digital transparencies, that can easily be adopted for the creation of digital negatives for any of the alternative photographic processes that are seeing a resurgence in recent years. The same plates make beautiful etchings and reproductions of hand drawn images. Many artists use hybrid drawing and photographic methods to create intricate and beautiful work with the polymer plates.