Photopolymer printmaking

For the last couple of years or so I have been experimenting with the photopolymer plates. These plates have the advantage that they do not require toxic or corrosive development agents such as Nitric Acid (for zinc plates) or Edinburgh etch (for copper plates). Warm water is all that is needed to develop photopolymer plates.​

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Special thanks to:

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• Penny Grist at Bath Spa University who introduced my to photopolymer

• Sally Gaden of Bath College for encouraging me through a lot of research and experimentation

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The following pages contain what I learned:

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1. What are photopolymer plates

2. Exposing the plate with ultraviolet light

3. UV exposure units

4. Exposure Times

5. Developing the plates

6. Printing the plates

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