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The optical properties of the Woodburytype - An alternative printing technique based on a gelatine/pigment matrix

Klein, Susanne; Leech, Damien; Guy, Walter

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Dr Susanne Klein Susanne.Klein@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in EPSRC Manufacturing Fellow

Damien Leech Damien.Leech@uwe.ac.uk
Research Associate: CFPR - Woodbury and Lippman Research

Walter Guy



Abstract

© 2019 Society for Imaging Science and Technology The Woodburytype is a 19th century photomechanical technique, producing high-quality continuous-tone prints that use a mixture of pigment and gelatine as a relief print, in which the variation in height of the print produces the tone and contrast. We propose a phenomenological optical model for the process based on Kubelka-Munk theory that considers the ink formulation, the print height and the substrate surface in order to provide the ideal combination of printing depth and contrast.

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (published)
Conference Name NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Acceptance Date Jun 18, 2019
Online Publication Date Sep 29, 2019
Publication Date Sep 29, 2019
Deposit Date Oct 2, 2019
Publicly Available Date Sep 30, 2020
Journal Printing for Fabrication
Electronic ISSN 2169-4451
Volume 6
Pages 42-47
Series ISSN 2169-4451
ISBN 9780892083411
DOI https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2019.35.42
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3256963
Publisher URL https://ist.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/ist/nipdf/2019/00002019/00000001;jsessionid=1p8s8i4koca77.x-ic-live-01
Additional Information https://www.imaging.org/site/IST/IST/Conferences/Print4Fab/Printing_for_Fabrication.aspx

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