I’ve watched a few videos demonstrating the use of lithographic plastic plates. This one wins. It didn’t hurt my brain to listen to you explain the process! Clear and concise. And nice clean prints for the most part.

I'm finding your vids to be the most thorough and in-depth ... thank you!!

Thank you! I really appreciate your pace. You are a real teacher. Kind regards from Germany.

3:16 FYI Setswell Compound - a modifier used in etching and lithography inks to control tack, improve flow, and keep ink layers "open" (active) to accept subsequent layers

Your work is crazy great

Can also use thick aluminium foil as the plate and coke to eat into the China marker. No heat needed

Extremely helpful! Thank you! Can't wait to get some prints going.

Thank you for this excellent series. Polyester plate lithography is so new that good resource material is hard to find. I have been experimenting with this technique and learned some useful things with this series. I would like to discuss citric acid in the fountain solution. My resources ask for a ration of 1 quart:1T gum arabic: 1T citric acid. At that ratio it works brilliantly, better than just gum arabic.

Thanks John, very informative. Do you dampen your print paper before taking an impression and what weight of paper do you use, sorry if you have already answered these questions in your video.

Question: Can you use burnt plate oil or linseed oil as a tack reducer instead of Setswell Compound?

Who was the first person who thought of the toothpaste solution?

Question: Why use the plexi and aluminum both as backing? What purpose does each serve?

I heard you can crush vitamin C(ascorbic acid) instead of citric acid.