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Copper plate printing press.
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The plate is then inked and stamped against a sheet of paper at pressures of up to two tons per square inch causing the image to be transferred to the paper stock.
The extreme force used in the copperplate printing process presses the paper deep into the engraved areas of the printing plate creating an impression on the paper surface.
Steel on the other hand is incredibly durable.
Photogravure registers a wide variety of tones through the transfer of etching ink from an etched copper plate to special dampened paper run through an etching press.
Copper plate is the ideal matrix for making mezzotints it is not so hard that the mezzotint rocker will be damaged yet it offers excellent retention of detail considering the pressures required during printing.
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The unique tonal range comes from photogravure s variable depth of etch that is the shadows are etched many times deeper than the highlights.
The plate or stone is inked by wetting the surface and then running the inked roller over it.
The water film on the non image areas rejects the ink while the greasy image attracts it.
First invented simply as a method of replicating an image intaglio printmaking has evolved over centuries into an art form in it s own right.
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We spent an hour or so picking out a few neat looking ones from a huge set i would estimate about 100 150 of these printing plates stored in boxes and wrapped in old newspaper the newspaper was from the 1950s if i remember right.
If printed without modifying the tooth generated by the rocking of the plate a mezzotint plate would print with a rich intense field.
The paper is applied and run through a special press under extremely high pressure.
With relatively soft copper for example the etching details will begin to wear very quickly some copper plates show extreme wear after only ten prints.
In the late 90s my mom and i picked up some old copper printing plates link goes to flickr set from an estate sale in connecticut.
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Copper plate etching is a traditional form of printmaking that delivers beautifully crisp line work and a wonderfully unique aesthetic.