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I thought you might enjoy seeing a little bit of my collected eclecticism -
I will be providing an explanation and photos that describe just what "polymer gravure" is or "photopolymer gravure".
I used this technique on several of my pieces, and it is a fascinating study in itself. Probably will put it somewhere
on this site in another month.
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You will see in some descriptions the term"polymer" or "polymer gravure". No mystery here...simply a term
used for labeling a process that employs ultraviolet sensitive media (film) that is laminated to the copper etching plate.
After optically processing my artwork sandwiched onto the laminated plate and exposed to a 1000 watt metal halide
light, a printable image is created.
It is more complex than what I say here, but you get the idea- I use high intensity ultraviolet light to create
the printing plate. It is then inked and printed in the conventional manner--one image at a time. By hand.
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