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Intaglio process gave Kloss' prints their individuality
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Gene Kloss specialized in intaglio prints. Intaglio - which comes
from the Italian word for "cut" - was invented in the 15th century.
An image is made directly - usually etched with acid - on a metal
plate. (Kloss preferred copper.)
Ink is applied to the plate, and then wiped off, so that it
remains only in the etched (or engraved) recesses.
One run through the printing press - by hand - produces one print,
and the most deeply etched areas are the da...
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China Daily
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Studying ink mileage
GATFWORLD
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Eco-friendly offset ink scores. (new solvent-free printing ink, Printwise)
Graphic Arts Monthly
; A new solvent-free offset ink system behaves like a normal offset ink but becomes water-soluble during press wash-up. Two printers in the Twin Cities area report good results running a new solvent-free offset ink system called Printwise. Developed by Deluxe Corporation and now commercially
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Ink setting vs. ink drying. (printing industry) (Print Clinic) (Column)
Graphic Arts Monthly
; Ink setting and ink drying are terms that describe two very different conditions of a printed ink film. Yet most everyone in the printing industry uses them interchangeably. When asked, most of us would hesitate to explain the difference between ink setting and drying, and few could do so
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Students learn to think ink. (essay contests by National Association of Ink Manufacturers) (column)
Graphic Arts Monthly
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Ink and the X Factor
GATFWORLD
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