A couple of weeks ago, I posted a blog about my optimistic attempts at waterless lithography. I posted a couple of versions of a plate I was working on (which hopefully posted above.  If not, it's the last two posts in my gallery) and rambled on about all the steps it would take to print the sucker.

Well, I didn't sufficiently prep the plate and it declared revenge by not binding sufficiently with the silicone caulking. The whole drawing fell apart. 6 hours down the tubes. Back to the drawing board.

However, the up-side is this: I figured out where I went wrong and have since created new plates. Of course, once I cured the plates and ordered the ink, I realized that I ordered etching ink, not litho ink, and it's way too gooey to use for this technique. Back to Daniel Smith. I'll keep you all posted.

-M

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