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Soft Ground - Etching Tutorial
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A dedicated etching-tutorial site's page on soft ground, explaining its partial acid resistance and its three main uses: transferring fabric and lace textures, drawing soft lines through paper laid over the ground, and controlling press pressure and acid time for different tonal results.
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