Collection: Gravure

Twelvetrees Press and Twin Palms Publishers printed books using the sheet-fed gravure process from 1984 until 1999. Unlike offset printing, sheet-fed gravure has virtually no visible screen pattern, and because of the continuously variable depth of the etched wells that carried the ink, very subtle gradations in the highlight areas could be achieved. The rotary press was also capable of laying down a heavy load of ink, resulting in extremely rich blacks.