Printmaking in the Sun

by Dan Welden, Pauline Muir, Dan Weldon

Solarplate is a versatile and expressive new art medium. This book demonstrates how to use this simple technique to transform original drawings, photocopies, digital images, and photographs into high quality, finished prints. It explains how to use household items as equipment for printmaking, and gives step-by-step instructions for techniques, illustrated with color and b&w photos and examples. Of interest to students and experienced printmakers, photographers, and artists of all kinds. Welden has been working with solarplate printmaking since he created the technique in 1972. Muir is a printmaker and freelance writer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Art

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Hansa Nainwal]

Good one

[Sue]

Art therapy for me, printmaking in the sun can be done either directly by sunlight or by using ultra violet lighting.

A thorough book, more than a primer, it goes into all aspects of solar plate printing and is worthy of a place on the printmakers bookshelf as well as the novice who wants to try a simple method of printmaking.

[Nathan Bernacet]

This book revolves around the concept of creating images from the sunshine. Rather, the image is created by you the artist but the sun is the vehicle whereby the image is created on the plate. A non-toxic approach to printmaking.

[Patty]

I love this process-