Photogravure is a type of intaglio printing process used for reproducing monochromatic (black and white) images. Intaglio is a printmaking technique in which the image is incised into a surface. ... The folder of newspaper web offset printing press Printing is a process for production of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. ... Something which is monochromatic has a single color. ... Image of the Wikimedia Commons logo. ...

Photogravure of Yale University president Timothy Dwight V, from an 1899 book

In the late 19th century and early 20th century photograuvure was frequently used for reproducing a photograph in a book or magazine. Timothy Dwight, D.D., LL.D., President of Yale University. ... Timothy Dwight, D.D., LL.D., President of Yale University. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Timothy Dwight V (1828 - 1916) was President of Yale University from 1886 through 1899. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A camera. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ...

Though it is no longer widely used, its primary use today is for reproducing fine art photographs. It is called photogravure because it involves a photographic engraving process. The term fine art was first attested in 1767, as a translation from the French term beaux arts. ... A photograph (often just called a photo) is an image (or a representation of that on e. ...

The process was invented in 1879 by Czech photographer Karel Klíč. Karel Václav Klíč (sometimes written Karl Klietsch, May 30, 1841, Hostinné - November 16, 1926, Vienna) was a Czech painter, photographer and illustrator. ...

Photogravure Process

This is a generalized description of the photogravure process. Techniques and materials vary greatly.

Engraving

A film positive is made from the original photographic negative. This positive is placed on top of a photo-sensitive gelatin tissue, and the sandwich exposed to UV light. The light travels through the positive, hardening the gelatin in proportion to the degree of light exposed to it. The gelatin tissue is adhered to or 'laid down' onto the copper plate. A hot water bath allows the tissue backing to be removed and then washes away the soft gelatin in relation to the exposure, forming a resist on the copper plate. The plate is etched in a bath of ferric chloride. The etch corrodes the copperplate in relation to the thickness of the gelatin. Thus the image gets etched onto the copperplate by the acid, creating a gravure plate.

Printing

Ink is applied to the surface of the plate. The plate then gets wiped with tarltans, removing excess ink and leaving ink only in the recesses. The plate is then run through a press with a sheet of dampened paper, and the ink transfers from the recesses to the paper, creating a printed image.

External link

• Description of photogravure

• Polymer gravure process