I made this print at Cardiff Print Workshop in April. This is an image of a Crow I fed in Bute Park for 4 years.
I did a lot of Photographic Etching (a similar process) on my MA but had not tried Photopolymer Etching. Our Tutor was Bill Chambers who is very knowledgable and helpful. I was first shown how to make a transparency from the photo I had and then transfer this onto a printing plate.
The transparency was placed face down onto the photopolymer plate which has a light sensitive emulsion coating. It was then placed inside the plate making machine which has a UV exposure unit. Bill also demonstrated inking the plate and how to register the plate on the printing press (images below)
I was very pleased with my print, I also used the same image for a Cyanotype (also made at Cardiff Print Workshop).
I really enjoyed this one day course and would thoroughly recommend any of the courses at CPW.
Photopolymer Etching Transparency
Photopolymer Etching – Plate Making Machine
Photopolymer Etching – Printing Plate
Photopolymer Etching – inking up plate
Photopolymer Etching – inking up plate
Photopolymer Etching – wiping plate
Photopolymer Etching Plate – inked up on press
Photopolymer Etching – Final Print
Crow Silhouette Tree – Original Photograph
