Anyone here do Intaglio printing using glass plates? I saw it done at Pilchuck but it's been about 10 years.
I've got 2 plates engraved, one black and one color but all I had on hand was water based ink. It turned out kind of interesting, but not the thick even color that I remember.. Perhaps it was a combination of intaglio and relief? Will using the greasy printers ink give me a more even coverage? I guess there is a chance that some of my color field isn't etched deep enough.
Also, I am thinking of trying some viscosity prints. Anyhow had luck with these?
Thanks!
I've got 2 plates engraved, one black and one color but all I had on hand was water based ink. It turned out kind of interesting, but not the thick even color that I remember.. Perhaps it was a combination of intaglio and relief? Will using the greasy printers ink give me a more even coverage? I guess there is a chance that some of my color field isn't etched deep enough.
Also, I am thinking of trying some viscosity prints. Anyhow had luck with these?
Thanks!
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Re: Intaglio Process with glass?
Sun, July 9, 2006 - 9:44 AM
wow, I've never heard of this... my questions would be:
how thick is the glass?
How did you get it engraved? (chemical or sandblast?)
how do you put glass through a press without crushing and breaking it?
in answer to your question... I do think that oil basd ink is gonna give you a much much thicker, richer and perhaps more even print... so that may be all you need to do... it's worth a try...
but then again I think about the pressure you have to put on the plates..
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Re: Intaglio Process with glass?
Thu, July 13, 2006 - 8:21 AMI couldn't get a decent print without a press. (no suprise there, but I had been doing all my relief printing by hand)
So, in the press I got 3 good prints and then the plate cracked. It was just some 1/8" thick window glass which I got for cheap at the hardware store. I think using a pane of tempered glass would work out better. I engraved it with a dremmel tool using a silicon carbide grinding bit. If you try this make sure you wear a mask, silica dust is bad for the lungs.
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Re: Intaglio Process with glass?
Wed, August 9, 2006 - 11:04 AMplex works too, wont break- but doesn't have a burr for all that long
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Re: Intaglio Process with glass?
Sat, August 19, 2006 - 8:49 PMI've printed off engraved plates while at the Pilchuck school in 2004. Learned a bit from Prof Juri Harcuba about the process. Using 6mm (1/4") float (window) glass layed into a 1/4" plywood surround, I engraved the glass design using stone wheel engravers, diamond bits in the flex shaft machine, and sandblasting. I was taught that the blankets and high pressure did the work pressing the wet paper into the engraving in the glass. We used standard oil based inks.
Currently, I am looking for an engraving press to continue with this process at my studio. I wanted to try using water based inks, but I've never used them before so I dont know how they will work till I try them. -
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photo uploaded
Thu, August 24, 2006 - 11:01 PMI finally got a photo up here of the print I did with the press.
people.tribe.net/erik/phot...432e12bbc1
I'll upload it in this tribe too.
1/4" glass must make all the difference. the 1/8" was just a bit too brittle.
I've printed using waterbased inks but always with relief prints. (woodcuts, linocuts)
I feel like the amount of ink you'd have in an engraved plate would probably wick all over the place and be pretty messy.
However you could make a relief plate using glass and ink the plate with a brayer like any other relief plate.
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Re: Intaglio Process with glass?
Wed, June 20, 2007 - 7:11 AMHi Eric...I am new to this group, rather posting I guess. You mentioned that your print was done on glass, but appeared less rich in the line quality the last time you printed it. (I am assuming that this is plexi-glass)...PLexi-glass tends wair down rapidily under the pressure of a press and you'd likely get 4 - 5 good pulls from it. If it's been engraved (like with a burin) then I'd think that it would last much longer, especially if the cuts are deep.
In grad school, I did some engraving on cintra (sp?) which has the appearance of foam core, but is much more sturdy and I think made of plastic. I'd wipe the plate like normal and then roll the plate like it was relief. Then using q-tips, I'd wipe out the high-lights. I got some pretty cool results from it, but nothing I pursued intensely. If you're going to try this, I'd advise not rolling too much ink on the plate, as it will start to mix with the intaglio ink. I dont think I ever tried viscosity printing on top of an intaglio wiped plate...could be interesing. Good luck!
