Unlike the traditional water/grease way of making planographic prints, Silicone (the stuff you use around baths) and water soluble pencils are used instead.

Very much like traditional lithography the process is quite sensitive but it is not as complicated.

Get it right and you can produce super prints in a very short time.

The method is surprisingly good at reproducing the drawn mark.

While not limited to one sort of surface, Aluminium sheet is probably the most practical material to use (the backs of used commercial litho plates are ideal and they can be used several times over).

The basic idea is:

1. Draw an image on the aluminum plate with a water soluble pencil.

2. Coat the plate/image with a thing layer of silicone.

3. After the Silicone has cured, wash away the (water soluble) image.

4. Dry and roll up the plate with ink. The Silicone should repel the ink while the exposed metal (your image) will accept the ink.

5. Print.

Waterless Plate by Chris Doran