Final Polymer Plate Prints

Here are the prints made with the vandercook press and polymer plates! A little experimenting with paper and ink had to be done before the final prints were made. I found that the white paper was smoother than the tan paper that was available, so the quality of the print turned out better on the white paper. The first layer was printed in brown, and the second was supposed to be fuchsia. The first attempt at fuchsia turned out a blueberry blue, because there was already blue ink on the roller, and I didn't add enough purple. So we cleaned off the rollers and started with pure purple, but it was too transparent and electric, so I added some brown ink. That did the trick! The final prints turned out very well, although I wasn't expecting the purple to stand out so much in the eyes and mouth. If the brown was darker, almost black, maybe that would have looked better. But it was a very exciting experience; not everyone gets to print with the vandercook press!!