Tim pulling print.

Tim has just pulled a print from the yellowXpress 5000 on dampened Incisioni paper of the Gothic image.

Gothic print and drawing on glass.

This drawing on the grained glass was produced by David Brebner using Stabilo 8046 pencil and Magic Colour.
The exposure for the solarplate for this print was, grained glass plate 45 seconds UV, aquatint screen 75 seconds UV, then hardened with 15 minutes UV.

Solarplate test plates.

These 3 test plates have all had different exposures of UV light with the grained glass image first, Aquatint screen second, and hardening in the sun or UV lightbox third. The change of colour of the plates is due to the varying times each plate had in the sun. (The sun was covered by clouds after the first exposure.)

Gothic Intaglio Test prints

Four test prints of each of the 3 solarplates. Dampened Incisioni paper, printed on the yellowXpress 5000 press by Tim.

David draws onto grained glass.

David is using a Stabilo 8046 pencil and Magic Black ink to draw the 'Gothic' image from the sketch book onto grained glass. This glass was grained with 150 grit silica. It is handy at the start of the drawing process to have the glass over the sketchbook drawing to pick up some of the shape and detail.

Kari with 2 colour print.

Kari found the sun was weak and the aquatint screen did not harden the plate enough, so the plate washed out deeply and gave a relief/intaglio effect. We squeegee ink into the depressions, wipe back carefully, and roll another colour over the top with a hard roller. The result is pleasing.

Kris drawing.

Kris is drawing out an idea on paper before transfer onto the grained glass.

Kari and Kaz both drawing.

Kari and Kaz drawing with the 8046 pencils and brushes, water and black 'Magic Color' at the ready!

Elizabeth looking.

Elizabeth is concentrating on the wet drawing on the grained glass. When it dries out then you decide if its ready to use as the positive transparency for making a solarplate. We expose the art work over solarplate for 1min 30 sec under UV light. Next we expose the plate covered by aquatint screen for another 1 min 30 sec. The fine squiggles of the aquatint screen provide tooth for the ink.

Hester drawing on glass

The special pencil, recommended by Dan Welden, is the Stabilo 8046 aquarellable watercolour pencil. It blocks out the UV beautifully dry, and if you add water, can be used as a wash.

Grained Glass/Solarplate Workshop

John Denton carefully pulls a print off the solarplate created using a grained glass drawing.
A series of about 10 prints were made by John using the yellowXpress 5000 and a combination of wet and dry paper. The papers were Homeprint recycled white and Incisioni 220gsm

Grained Glass Workshop at Toi Poneke.

Basia and Jane drawing and painting on their grained glass in preparation for making a solarplate at the whole day workshop with John Brebner at Fiona Sullivan's Artsight Studio in Wellington.