Article
Article · The Printmaker's Compendium (University of Waterloo)
Copper Etching Aquatint: Step One – Applying Spray Paint
By University of Waterloo Fine Arts
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
A university printmaking department's guide to spray aquatint, targeting 50-70% acrylic spray-paint coverage for an even dot pattern, using stop-out varnish and step-etching to build a tonal range across the plate.
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