my copper plate with flipped drawing scratched into it:
The printed etching:
It took me quite a bit of time to actually get to the printing stage - I first had to sand and varnish the metal plate. I also had to flip my drawing so that the writing would be the right way when printed. I made my own version of the carbon paper - as the college didn't have any - which I used to trace my image onto the metal, that I then went over with the scratching metal tool.
To summarise:
- it was really interesting to step away from PS and to actually try a new media that doesn't involve the computer screen
- etching is a pretty time consuming process
- though metal plate looks cooler than actual print
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