etching birds

A short tutorial cross posted from printsy . How to degrease your plate Degreasing your etching plate is important when applying a ground, a...

Last year I posted the recipe for an aluminium and zinc etchant made from copper sulfate . I forgot to add something very important. Before...

As an alternative to turpentine / methylated spirits for removing grounds, some block outs, and adhesives in general, I use a citrus based s...

My first attempt at copper plate was a mild success! Until I turned it into a mild failure, but I learned some stuff and am extremely excit...

One of the problems with etching aluminium in copper sulfate is the buildup of Red Stuff (technical name unknown) that occurs in the etched ...

Here's the finished version of the plate below.

Smoking the plate is an extra process you can add when preparing your plate for etching. You only do it when using hard ground, and can do...