. .ImagOn Process Index
. ImagOn Techniques
..Projects
..Schedule
. Ink Modifiers
..Printing
.Ink Cleanup
.Plate Prep
.Use of Photocopies
. Additives &
Cleaners
. Olec Exposure Unit
.Basic ImagOn Process |
- One of the unique image making
characteristics of using ImagOn film is the ability to transform a
image carrying ImagOn plate from a positive printing plate into a
negative printing plate. This can be done by first cleaning the ink
residue off the plate and dropping the plate into the ImagOn stripping
solution.
- Because of the action of the stripping
solution the ImagOn emulsion progressively erodes while maintaining
the integrity of the image on the plate.
- The ImagOn areas that are dissolved in
the stripping solution first are the areas of the plate that have the
least deposits of ImagOn emulsion, the black areas. The
stripping solution progresses by stripping the plate in a linear way
attacking the thinnest deposits of ImagOn first.
- At any stage of this stripping action
the plate can be removed and rinsed in water, dried and printed. The
actual time that a plate can be left in the stripping solution can
vary from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the actual
solution used and the desired effect wanted in the reworked
image.
- The thinnest areas are removed first
and the thicker deposits of ImagOn film are fractured by the stripping
solution. After the thinnest areas are removed all that is left is
metal plate and with the previously thicker areas of ImagOn emulsion
now stippled the plate will print in the negative form.
- Because of the deterioration of the
ImagOn with this method, the ImagOn surface can be strengthened by
coating it with Future prior to re-printing. Stand the plate upright
in a developing tray, pour Future acrylic floor finish over the entire
surface of the ImagOn emulsion and allow this coating to dry before
printing.
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