Metal etching art

metal etching, drawing on metal, engraving, electrochemical metal etching,

This week I experimented with a new artistic medium - glass! Etching glass is easier than it looks and is unique way to turn your images into art. Transferring images on to glass is the easiest possible transfer method out there. You just place the glass right over your design! This was my

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How to Electro-Etch a Solid Metal Plaque: This is a technique that has been used by humans for a very long time. Learn how to create a deep electro-etched metal plaque with household items or items from the hardware store in this Instructable. There are no hazardous chemica…

Etched brass

etching with & without aquatint, 7.5in x 6in print on copper plate

metal etching, drawing on metal, engraving, electrochemical metal etching,

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Diana Parkhouse - Paper Artist Person on Instagram: "This is a demonstration that for intaglio etching you don't need a press. You don't need a washing mangle. You don't need a cold press laminator. You don't need an x cut express. You don't need new sheet metals. You don't need chemicals. You don't need drypoint perspex.You don't need etching paper to print on. You can use some or all those things, yes! But you could also use an aluminium drink can, an old craft knife blade (though I do…

Etched copper

Dry point is the most direct form of intaglio. The artist simply takes a sharp point and uses it to scratch into the metal plate to create the image. There is quite a variety of tools that can be used for this. Here's a video of Wayne Thiebaud doing that at Crown Point Press. As you watch it pay attention to the different ways he marks the plate, from gentle to rough and in-between. He even seems to be scratching into it with a pocket knife at one point. Here's Thiebaud's print. Notice the…

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I did a trial run of silver etching with ferric nitrate today to test my resists, and while showing my friend the results she asked a question I wasn’t able to answer. I wonder if someone here knows the chemistry/physics…