Aquatint etching is a technique that produces a full tonal range and rich texture in etchings. To create an aquatint, rosin dust is dropped onto a copper plate and then the rosin is melted onto the plate. This produces a matrix of small acid resistant dots across the surface of the plate. |
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| Technical Articles on aquatint etching written for printmakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Process For Creating Lithographs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To see step by step descriptions of the creation of my most recent prints, including what I am working on now, go to Work In Progress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photo by Susan Sanford © 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The plate is heated on the hot plate to melt the rosin. A loupe is used to observe the progress of the melting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAGE 1, PREPARING THE PLATE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAGE 2, DRAWING THE IMAGE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photo by Susan Sanford © 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAGE 3, MULTIPLE PLATE PRINTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The plate goes into the rosin box after the the crank has been turned to raise the rosin dust. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAGE 4, PRINTING THE PLATE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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