Tag Archives: Acid etching

Back to back concertina: Treads

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Claire B

Early in 2021 I drew a montage of tyre treads as a basis for an etching plate. It was etched into a zinc plate, printed in several ways and 2 pieces were made into a stitched booklet for a friend. … Continue reading →

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Project: Treads notebook

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Claire B

From time to time I use my prints as covers for notebooks. Today I used my hand-coloured print from my ongoing Treads project. Might as well use it rather than shoving it in a drawer for ever. It’s a simple … Continue reading →

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Project: Treads

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Claire B

Car and truck tires seem to have been in my peripheral vision lately so I drew a few and collaged them together to form a rectangular design. Being such a fan of geometric and linear imagery I was pleased with … Continue reading →

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Finished and framed etching

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Claire B

At the beginning of February I posted my hand-drawn Banksia serrata and my journey to transform it into an etched print.  Today I share with you the finished piece, framed.

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2018 12 24 Image of the week

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Claire B

Reflection by Claire B Etched print, oil based inks, on 250gsm BFK Reeves paper, coloured with Inktense pigments. This is the best of the prints I completed in November, and today I finished it with hand-colouring.  Very happy with this … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure – final prints

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Claire B

As can be seen from the earlier stage of this project here I cut the etched plates at an angle, leaving me with a couple of triangular offcuts to play with.  A good place to explore colour mixing. I then … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Claire B

Using one of the line and shape figures I recently drew I  created a new print design, then worked on some simplified and stylised flowers. PLATE 1: This experimentation involves using sugar paste to create a printing surface on a … Continue reading →

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Etching: rock pools – Final stage

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Claire B

Further to my last post on this project here, I decided to have a go at adding some plate tone to the rocks. Happy?  Not even remotely.  It was very hard to see where I was putting colour as the … Continue reading →

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Etching: Rock pools – Stage 3

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Claire B

Still loving this print! If you haven’t seen the progression of this project click here for stage 1 and here for stage 2 For my first 2 plate print I decided on sepia and yellow ochre mixes for the line-etched … Continue reading →

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Etching: Rock pools – Stage 2

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Claire B

Just loving this project! This week I’ve been concentrating on making a second plate to print with the etching I’ve already prepared.  I’m aiming for the sections underwater. Transferring the design to plate 2: I soaked my BFK Reeves paper, … Continue reading →

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Etching: Rock pools

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Claire B

I’ve been desperately trying to get back to my ‘One & Twenty’ routine.  OK, hardly a routine, but I’d like it to be.  The idea is that I look at something for one minute (really trying to examine the image … Continue reading →

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Stage 1: Elian and the Vortex

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Claire B

Plate 1: Zinc plate, hard-ground etched from pencil transfer drawing. My start point for this project was a bunch of native flowers given to me by my husband, and some plants I recently photographed whilst out walking..  Australian natives are … Continue reading →

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Soft ground etching: My first plate

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Claire B

For my first plate I decided to imitate what Matthew, the tutor, had taught us.  I have a bit of a habit of running away on my own and trying things that don’t necessarily work very easily, but as this … Continue reading →

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Soft & hard ground etching: Starting out

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Claire B

This is a new process to me involving etching into a zinc plate using 2 types of melted wax and an acid bath. The protective covering was removed from the zinc plate, Brasso applied to the surface and the plate … Continue reading →

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