Good Saturday fine people!
Today I am sharing an etching that I made the other day. It's my very first time making a hard ground etching as my experience with printmaking only has been drypoint.
I had THE BEST time working on this print and learning about how to work with hard ground.
When you print hard ground you first have to cover your plate with acid-resistant coating that will protect the areas of your plate that you don't want to ink up later.
Then the next step is the same as dry point. You use a sharp needle like tool to scratch inn your desiered design on the plate.
Finally you leave the plate in an acid resolution to develope the print. This time I used a zink plate but you can also use copper.
I am very new to this way of printing and still feel like I have no idea how to really go about it. But I can't wait until next week! I am currently working on a couple of copper plates at home to bring for my next session and I am super excited to see what they will look like.
Any ways.. Here are the results from my previous and FIRST hard ground etching session;
I decided to go for a cameleon as I've wanted to do a series of exotic animals for a long time.
Next up is... The peacock!
What do you think about etchings? Do you like them?
Also, If anyone has any good suggestions for artist with cool etchings, please let me know! :)
Have a good rest of the weekend guys!
gorgeous work @mayasky, you are so talented! And I just love seeing your process, I need to remember to check your blog daily!!
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Thank you so much @natureofbeing! :D <3 I'm very happy you enjoy my posts as I always enjoy looking at your blog myself! :)
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And thank you soo much for the resteem! <3 :D
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That turned out great! I wish I had a press.
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Thank you @doctorcrypto! :) Me too!! I have access to a couple through some friends but I would love to have my very own! :) One day ;)
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so beautiful print! In the past my hubby realized some etching prints with the help of some old artists. I know it's not a simple tecnique, but the result is very impressive!
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Thank you so much sweet @silviabeneforti! :D It is for sure it's very own artform that requires a lot of practice to master! :) I hope one day to gain a true understanding of this beautiful method! <3
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Wow! That's pretty cool. I never tried this technique. Maybe I should :-)
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Thank you @shortcut! :) Yes, for sure you should! :) Loads of fun! :D
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Very impressive, thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much @boon! My pleasure, thank you for the comment! :)
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So cool :) I like
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Thank you @shoshin! :D
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That's pretty impressive and amazing word's may fall short to describe how amazing it is :D
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Hahaha, as always, thank you sweet @blazing! :D <3
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Oh hey! That's very cool. I love exotic animals and chameleons are cute and interesting little creatures.
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It is indeed beautiful :)
Great work done :)
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