3D printing the Woodburytype – Plastic printing the plate or gel printing the image?

Leech, Damien; Guy, Walter; Klein, Susanne

Abstract

The Woodburytype process is one of the only printing processes capable of producing continuous tone. It is a 2.5D process that produces a textured relief print from a gelatin-based ink that contains no photo-active element and therefore does not degrade with time. Despite all these advantages, the process is time consuming and requires the use of precision equipment to build the printing plate. We explore initial insights into using additive manufacture technologies in producing both a printing plate and directly depositing the gelatine-based ink using a paste extruder setup.

Citation

Leech, D., Guy, W., & Klein, S. (in press). 3D printing the Woodburytype – Plastic printing the plate or gel printing the image?

• Conference Name: Printing for Fabrication 2020
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2020
• Acceptance Date: Aug 19, 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 11, 2020
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6668576