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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 2920650, member: 147&quot;]I looked at the portfolio moreotherstuff found on eBay and don&#039;t see what looks like plate edges around the heads. Plus there always seems to be something going beyond the edge of the head, like the hair flying out on these:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]286472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]286473[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I did some etching years ago in art school. The printing process is:</p><p>1. Ink the plate then wipe away the excess</p><p>2. Soak the paper in water</p><p>3. Place the plate, ink side up, on the bottom press plate. Cover with the paper, cover that with a thick cloth called a blanket.</p><p>4. Roll the plate under the press and screw the top plate down to transfer the ink to the paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pressure exerted by the press causes the &quot;plate edge&quot;. I don&#039;t think there is any way separate plates would be used unless all plates were the exact same size made specifically for this each etching (that could be done for a multicolor etching). For a monotone I don&#039;t see the advantage in even trying it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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