TITLE : Hellebore 1
METHOD: Copper Etching with Aquatint & drypoint
EDITION SIZE : 1/24
ART (PLATE SIZE): Both Plates = 10 x 5.5cm
PAPER: Somerset Satin, Soft White. 7.5 x 5.5 “
INK: Strong & Soft Black with a hint of Sepia
MOUNT: Size: 6” x 8” (Aperture 3.5 x 5”) Larson Juhl 1.4mm mount & backing board in vanilla, with white core

• This piece is printed using a copper etching plate. Intaglio etching is a labour intensive printmaking technique that involves incising the lines & dots onto a copper plate, with a sharp point. It is then etched in Ferric Chloride, which bites the design into the copper plate. This was repeated 4 times, along with 4 aquatint sprays (which create a tooth within the lines & areas of tone) Watercolour effects were created with spit-bite techniques, whereby Ferric is brushed onto the plate. Softer lines and marks were made in the background by drypoint tools & abrasive leads.
• The plate is then inked with etching ink. The ink sits in the grooves, whilst the surface ink is wiped off. The ink is then drawn from the incised lines, onto dampened paper, using an etching press.

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