摘要:
A method for the preparation of a planographic printing plate wherein a sheet material, which comprises an exterior hydrophilic colloid layer having concentrated on its surface a silver image formed by the silver complex diffusion transfer process with NiS or mixed crystal NiS.Ag.sub.2 S development nuclei in which the molar ratio of NiS to Ag.sub.2 S is not smaller than 1:1, is treated with a liquid for hydrophobizing the silver image for planographic printing, such liquid containing in dissolved state a heterocyclic compound corresponding to one of the following tautomeric structures (A) and (B) or (C) and (D): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, amino or acylamino,R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group, andR.sup.3 represents an alkyl group, or an alkanamido-arylene group.