Article · Anne Proctor
Etching and Printing an Aluminium Plate – Angles and Curves, Tynemouth Station
By Anne Proctor
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
An artist's documented process for etching an aluminium plate in a copper sulphate/salt bath, drawing with a stylus, and the critical decision of how much surface ink to clean off before printing to control tone.
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