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Copper Etching Aquatint: Step One – Applying Spray Paint

By University of Waterloo Fine Arts

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2014
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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.