I dont get it: at 3:09 silicone covers the WHOLE IMAGE including graphic at 3:45 How does Acetone remove the silicone only from the graphic and not from the plate?
that's because toner solution/other drawing materials were used as the drawing media before the silicone solution was thinly applied to the whole surface of the plate, so when plate was wiped with Acetone solution it only dissolves the image areas, leaving the aluminum exposed. When the plate is inked up, only the exposed graphic areas would allow the printing ink to adhere and thus allowing the image to be printed.
the plates suitable for waterless lithography are usually used plates from commercial offset printing. The printing factories usually discard the used offset printing plates after their printing orders were finished, these plates are usually treated as scrap metal and get recycled. The printing factories may sell these used offset printing plates for a very low price or even give them out for free if you just need a few sheets.
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Thank you so much for such clear instruction. I think the drawing too is masterful and it is inspirational to see such quality.
beautiful.
Thank you! That was a clear explanation of waterless lithography.
OMG that is such an appealing technique, I especially like that it is possible to get"'watercolour/wash-like effects". I will try this technique
Is it possible to repeat inking the plate to take more identical prints?
Thank you
What do you buy to get silicone? Silicone is too general of a word.
Can you use oil based ink?
siu Jane Liu. Did you use a toner (mixed with a liquid(which liquid?). to make this demonstration?
I dont get it:
at 3:09 silicone covers the WHOLE IMAGE including graphic
at 3:45 How does Acetone remove the silicone only from the graphic and not from the plate?
that's because toner solution/other drawing materials were used as the drawing media before the silicone solution was thinly applied to the whole surface of the plate, so when plate was wiped with Acetone solution it only dissolves the image areas, leaving the aluminum exposed. When the plate is inked up, only the exposed graphic areas would allow the printing ink to adhere and thus allowing the image to be printed.
Did you use regular Aluminium Plates or something Special?
the plates suitable for waterless lithography are usually used plates from commercial offset printing. The printing factories usually discard the used offset printing plates after their printing orders were finished, these plates are usually treated as scrap metal and get recycled. The printing factories may sell these used offset printing plates for a very low price or even give them out for free if you just need a few sheets.
I am pretty sure regular aluminum plates can be used but that would be quite expensive