Max D. Standley home page.
The artwork on this website has been shipped to the galleries listed on the left.

Printing "Sunlit"

From inking the plate to the finished engraving.

picking up the plate

Picking the plate up after it is inked.

It's important not to smear the front of the plate while picking it up.

It helps if you reach under the paper towel and rock the plate edges up with your fingers so you can pick it up by holding it on the edges and not touching the inked surface.

Want to see this copper plate in the several stages of being engraved before printing?





Links to all the steps.
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Try holding your mouse cursor over the letters for a second or two to see the titles.