This tutorial is an introduction to Photopolymer Intaglio, a beautiful marriage of photography and printmaking. Participants will learn how to turn their digital photographs into intaglio printing plates and how to hand print them on an etching press.

Photopolymer plates originated in the commercial offset printing industry and have been utilized by artists for decades. They are thin metal plates coated with a light sensitive emulsion that develop in water.  When exposed to a digital image they create etchings that can match the beauty of photogravure with rich blacks and subtle tones.

The tutorial is a comprehensive guide for making photopolymer prints and includes instructions on making film positives, testing an aquatint screen and image for proper exposure times, safe plate making and processing and finally, inking and printing!