photoset showing how to use KM73 photopolymer plates to replace acid-based etching/aquatint
http://artandwater.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-plate-with-photopolymer-for.html
as "safe" as this stuff is, it still needs as much ventilation as "odorless" mineral spirits and you should wear latex gloves (or vinyl, nitrile). Still safer than dealing with acid, but nothing is perfectly safe.
One note: these plates are UV sensitive, but stable enough that you really don't need the...
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http://artandwater.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-plate-with-photopolymer-for.html
as "safe" as this stuff is, it still needs as much ventilation as "odorless" mineral spirits and you should wear latex gloves (or vinyl, nitrile). Still safer than dealing with acid, but nothing is perfectly safe.
One note: these plates are UV sensitive, but stable enough that you really don't need the...
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girlysound:
Will do! Have fun boating!
girlysound:
So we went up the Hudson Valley yesterday (sorry I didn't contact ya, I was in Hudson Valley awe) and then today was in Teaneck! Thought of you and hope you are well!
PS. If you hear of any adjunct openings in the art department, feel free to shoot them my way.
Enjoy your week!
PS. If you hear of any adjunct openings in the art department, feel free to shoot them my way.
Enjoy your week!
lee:
That's good!
lillithvain:
Neat, thanks for toying with my photo 
the book (booklet?) is selling about as well as can be expected for such and obscure little thing. I'm surprised by the positive comments I'm getting from people who are not artists, river-folk, or who even like the outdoors at all. It's satisfying when I can convey some of the impression I got from something openly enough to appeal to a slightly larger audience while...
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It's on Amazon now
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615444059/ref=cm_rdp_product
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615444059/ref=cm_rdp_product
victoriavertex:
That looks amazing. I am dabbling with making booklets too, but i's still in an early experimental stage.
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victoriavertex:
I did have a good semester, thank you ^_^. I can imagine mass production brings up alot of problems or issues you'd never thought about. Sometimes luck is a factor.
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Lunachicks anyone?
The book is getting reviewed. Hopefully I don't have to make any more revisions and the publish date is sometime in February.
girlysound:
I was in your neck of the woods last night to go to Target of all places!
girlysound:
I love all of these drawings. It is such a great idea for a book.