I have started Etching, using aluminium plates.
1) I take the plate and remove all the rough edges.
2) Clean the oil of the plate using chalk dust and vinegar.
3) Varnish the plate
4) Etch the image into the plate I used this image (bellow) (original Image taken by Emma Starkey. www.emmastarkey.com)
5) The etching process leaves parts of the varnish off and some of the metal exposed I bath the metal in a acid bath making sure the back of the plate is protected with parcel tape, this permanently leaves the markings etched into the metal like seen below.
6) The above image i had also used soft ground wich is a differnt sort of varnishing technique this allowed me to applie a doily to it wich gave the skin effect you see bellow. I then apply ink.
7) The original print has ended up being the front cover of my book.
8) As I posted about the book previously I will just explain how i printed the pages, I used news paper. this a reflection of my paper mache head I made the research and images are the same as before.
