Polyester Plate Lithography (Home Studio)
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2020
- Tutorial on printing a polyester plate (also known by brand names as Smart Plates or Pronto Plates) at home without a press. This video assumes some knowledge of hand-printing and home clean up procedure, as well as a familiarity with the basics of lithography printing. Much quicker and more accessible than Kitchen Lithography.
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Hi I really enjoy your videos. I am curious if this would be the same technique for paper litho? I was also wondering how you hold the spoon, are you using the edges or the ball of the spoon to apply the pressure? Have you experimented with other dedicated palm presses?
Thanks for watching and the very specific questions. This should work for paper litho, though I can rarely get more than a couple prints from that processes versus the Prontoplates/Smartplates (which I can print at least 20 most times). I am using the ball of the spoon for most of it but then the edge when I need to apply more pressure on certain areas.
I've tried other palm presses but not made a video. People like the glass Frog and that works well. A really good barren is probably best though, I have a ball-bearing barren from McClain's that I love.
@@twinbeepress thank you for the quick reply. Your videos are very informative and to the point. I look forward to more videos as they become available.
Very interesting project! May i know where can i buy the polyester paper? Or any glossy surface paper can be used?
I bought the polyester paper from Dick Blick: www.dickblick.com/products/pronto-plate-5000/
The printing paper can be anything, depending the quality you're looking for. Coated or "glossy" papers don't have as much tooth and will be harder to print so I suggest an uncoated or matte paper. In the video I use OfficeMax paper, cover weight. Thanks for watching
would ink jet work too?
You're free to try it, but inkjet ink is water soluble so it's like it would wash off during the sponging process. Laser jet and photocopy use a fused plastic so it rejects the water, allowing ink to gather. If you have any success with an ink jet test, I'd be very curious to hear about it.
No. Ink Jet printer ink soaks into paper. A laser or photocopy uses toner that is adhered to paper with heat. The toner actually sits on top of the paper. It is the toner that attracts the ink. You can use a Sharpie to draw on the polyester plate as well.,
Sorry, sharpie oil ?
I re-watched to be sure, but I don't recall saying "sharpie oil." I don't enunciate well, is this a closed captioning suggestion?