The etched image plate is removed from the tank, cleaned, inked and printed in the traditional way. Carborundum Carborundum is a hard powder. It is mixed with epoxy resin and applied to a metal plate to create a printable image. A monoprint is a singular work resulting from an image directly drawn or painted on a previously worked plate, woodblock, silkscreen or lithographic stone. The image is then printed in the traditional manner.
Unique variations are possible.
Monotype A monotype is also a singular work which is drawn or painted on a blank surface. Usually, only one impression is made. Drypoint The technique of scoring an image into the plate with a steel or diamond point. Photoetch A Photoetch is derived from an image which has been photographed onto a light sensitive emulsion applied to a zinc or copper plate. The emulsion is developed to set it into a hard plastic.