Article · Belinda Del Pesco
Figurative Drypoint Etching from a Plexiglass Plate
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A working artist's process post on making figurative drypoints from plexiglass instead of metal: scoring and beveling the plate, incising with steel scribes and cross-hatching, mixing a custom 50-50 ink blend, and wiping with tarlatan before printing.
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