Abstract: The invention provides a novel method for the preparation of a printing plate suitable for dry planographic printing without supply of dampening water utilizing the ink-repellency of a cured silicone resin. In the inventive method, a base plate provided with two successive layers of a first adhesive agent and a photocurable organopolysiloxane composition is overlaid with a UV-transparent covering sheet provided with a layer of a second adhesive agent in such a manner that the layers of the organopolysiloxane composition and the second adhesive agent are in direct contact with each other and irradiated with UV light pattern-wise through the sheet.