These soft double-sided green/blue plates cut consistently and fluidly with a minimum of effort. The black core makes it very easy to see the image with cutting, and the plates can be carved on both sides.These double-sided plates consistently cut fluidly and easily with a minimum of effort and print substantially clearer than lino. The major advantage of these plates is the self-indicating nature which reveals the design progressively as the plate is cut into revealing the black core.