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Printing "Sunlit"
From inking the plate to the finished engraving.
The inked plate on the press.
It is necessary to run the plate with the paper on it through
a press to print the engraving.
Placing the paper on the plate and just pressing it down with your hands will
not create enough pressure to push the paper into the lines to pick up the ink.
Smearing is also more likely to occur that way, since it is improbable that
you would be able to press it as evenly as a press does.
To proceed, the inked plate is laid on the press bed and lined up with the edges.
The roller, to the right on the press and covered with felt, has already been
adjusted on both sides for even pressure before the plate was inked.
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plate in the several stages of being engraved before printing?
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Contact
R. Michelson Galleries to see and purchase Max D. Standley oil paintings,
engravings, drawings and giclées for your home and office.
Contact
Fine Impressions Gallery to see and purchase Max D. Standley engravings
for your home and office.