Low Tech Lithography - Making Cards with Polyester Litho Plates

This is a wonderfully speedy way to transfer drawings to print without a press!
Materials can be found at handprinted.co.uk:
Polyester litho plates: handprinted.co.uk/collections...
Hawthorn Ink: handprinted.co.uk/collections...
Rollers: handprinted.co.uk/collections...
Cards: handprinted.co.uk/collections...
Gum arabic: handprinted.co.uk/products/gu...

[@suerawley5632]

A Great demo thankyou 😊

[@RobertoFasciano]

Beautiful work! Compliment.

[@maggiesmith6519]

Very interesting and cool - thank you!

[@Handprinteduk]

Thanks!

[@frozenpixie]

I did not see where this was going! it really is lithography :)

[@Handprinteduk]

Yes it is! We love it!

[@goundreykruse]

Thank you for sharing this technique. It look great and I definitely want to try it!

[@Handprinteduk]

Thank you!

[@SpeedomusicSM]

You make this channel 🌼🙌

[@Handprinteduk]

Thank you!

[@digitalbrayer]

So delighted that you have this in your shop now - thanks Please will you show us how to do toner based image(photocopy /laser print) on this paper litho plate ?

[@Handprinteduk]

I tried it with a laser print and it worked very well! I just put it through the laser printer as normal.

[@digitalbrayer]

@@Handprinteduk Thank you so much for replying so quickly !!!

[@lexustam1569]

Very interesting project! May i know where can i buy the polyester paper? Or any glossy surface paper can be used?

[@cliffdariff74]

From them

[@cynthiarg3869]

Nice and simple! It looks like you get green only on the wreath. How is it that the surrounding paper is totally clear?

[@traceydiamonddesigns]

wondering the same thing - how does only the illustration pulling the ink

[@Handprinteduk]

The gum arabic and water solution resits the ink. It's special lithography plate paper

[@geraldinesmith2374]

is there a right or wrong side to the paper.I can't easily see any difference, thanks?

[@clareblatchford-hanna4265]

Hi Holly, can you use washable ink rather than pure oil based inks?

[@jhalfaro]

She answers that right at the start, it has to be with oil based inks. As you need a wet surface, if you use washable inks the inks with simply separate and disintegrate on your plate, same as they would under water. Therefore making the process not work

[@clareblatchford-hanna4265]

@@jhalfaro They have oil based washable ink at college, I didn't think they would work but just wanted to check. thanks

[@romelmadrayart]

So what actually happens here? how come the paper was not entirely covered with the green oil ink? did the gum Arabic serve as a barrier to the ink/repellent to the ink being absorbed on the paper ?

[@Handprinteduk]

Yes, the gum arabic works as a barrier