Etching Again

Since I have been done with school (for now) I have been working on a way to make etchings on zinc at home. It is easier than I imagined it would be. I prefer etching over drypoint and engraving and I certainly prefer working on metal plates over plexiglas. Here is a working proof.

This is sort of a side not but I did heat the plate up with a hairdryer prior to adding the ink and makes spreading and wiping the ink simply awesome.

4"x6"
Rives Lightweight
Ink

Senior Exhibition

I am currently working on my piece for the Senior Exhibition at Messiah College. I am making 75 printed portraits and hand coloring each one. In the one photo I am working in my studio and the other is a few of the prints laid out to dry a little faster. The piece is called 75 People I Know, Volume I.

Thank You Card

Another plexiglas drypoint with hand coloring.

Drypoints

Drypoints on plexiglas.

Tortoise and the Hare Print

Etching, aquatint, and drypoint.

Test Plate

Just a teeny plate with etching, drypoint, liftground, aquatint, white ground, and soft ground all in one.

Flight Of The Conchords Print

Howard Type Print with hand coloring.

Self Portrait

Engraving and drypoint on plexiglas.