In a previous post, there has been discussed about the methods to prepare a digital screen intended for heliogravure. Although digital screens have been used with satisfying enough results, there is also a common discussion that consider the dust grain and analogue screens as better suited than the digitally prepared. The most often argument is …
Reproduction of Photogravure Prints
Introduction. As in other fine art disciplines, one useful aid to the own progress in photogravure is the critical contemplation of the artwork of other artists, successful or not, famous or not. Although the better valuable way to do that is a direct and alive viewing, in those days of Internet connection, we have also …
Heliogravure V – About Etching
In photogravure on copperplate, etching is commonly done by immersing the plate in several solutions of ferric chloride of different concentration. As the pigmented gelatin is thicker where the image tone is higher, the trick is to allow the ferric chloride to penetrate beginning by the thin gelatin in the shadow areas and progressively do …
Heliogravure Gallery – Still Life
Gallery with reproductions of still life heliogravure prints. The images have been engraved using bichromated gelatin as a resist over a copperplate. All prints are hand inked and wiped, then pulled in an etching press. In the Slide Show, click on the "View full size" option to see an enlarged version. (Consultar precio / Ask …
Heliogravure IV – Some Overall Thoughts
Heliogravure has some particular characteristics that don't facilitates the system calibration in order to arrive to a sort of WYSIWYG. Working from a film negative, it is a different experience if the user prints the negative on photographic paper before to perform the heliogravure or passes directly to the heliogravure. In the first option, what …
Carles Mitjà - ASIS/FRPS 