Photogravure Instruction Manual by Henrik Bøegh

This is an invaluable instruction manual about photogravure using our Toyobo solar plates along with our Danish Aquatint Screens in a step-by-step guide through the entire process, from your first idea of making a photogravure to the final print. Along the way, Henrik discusses the importance of choosing the correct positive film, the most appropriate printer model and the significance of various UV light sources. In a separate chapter, the handmade positive for both intaglio printing and relief printing is discussed and the appendices address such matters as installing RIP software to make printing more accurate for Windows and Mac.

In this manual you will be guided through the following:
– How to make the perfect positive in Photoshop for printing on film or directly on the plate
– How to prepare the photopolymer plate for exposure and etching
– How to find the optimal UV exposure times of the aquatint screen and the digital positive
– How to etch the photopolymer plate in water
– How to harden, handle and print the photopolymer plate in black and white and in duotone

94 pages – wire-o binding – 21 x 21 cm