Workshop 3. From 29th October 2018 to 2nd November 2018 Printmaking with SOLARPLATE is a simple approach and safer alternative to traditional etching and relief printing. SOLARPLATE is a prepared, light-sensitive polymer surface on a steel backing for artists to produce fine prints. All one needs is inspiration, a graphic image created on a transparent film (acetate or glass), sun or UV light, and ordinary tap water, and the process is ready to begin. Both positives and negatives can be utilized; intaglio and relief printing techniques can be applied. Universities and art schools all over the world are using SOLARPLATE as part of their curriculum. The simple, spontaneous approach also makes it faster and more economical for use in professional printmaking workshops and collaborations with artists. Since the SOLARPLATE process was Dan Weldon‘s own, he pioneered and promoted health and safety in printmaking since the beginning and is an example of a ‘more healthy, old time master printmaker’. #01112018 #solarplateprint #solarplateetching #alternativeetching #printmaking (at Rabindra Bharati University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpo35hKgDIH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vgb827mm92ze
