- first know what you want your final shading to look like. I drew some rough shades onto one of my etches from before.
- degrease and blot dry the copper plate from last time.
- spay in the booth with red clay (mix the pot of paint/clay well first as it separates when not being used)
- take the copper plate and paint on a layer of black acrylic to the parts which you want to remain white. The acrylic acts as a blocker so that these parts of the copper don't get eaten away.
- wait for the paint to dry then tape over the back of the copper and attach to a hook as before.
- leave the plate in the chemicals for the desired amount of time, but remember to take note of how long you leave each layer for.
- you repeat this process layering up the paint. You have to consider the darkness of your layers and then apply the paint backwards, it all gets very confusing! The next three images are some of the stages of paint that I did.
I left my plates in for 1min, 30sec, 1 min and then finally 5mins so that the last layer was black.
Roger said that it is best to have some deep black shading in the image so that it really stands out.
-After your final chemical, dip the copper in the water tub and then leave it in the stripping tub for 10-15mins. I had to leave mine in for 20 as the paint i had applied was really thick.
- Then, wearing gloves remove the paint in the sink using running hot water, if the paint still doesn't come off then put it in the stripper for a bit longer.
- blot dry then apply ink as before and prepare to print, (including putting paper in the water).
It doesn't look as rubbish anymore!! Yay
Here is my final print :) The photo quality is poor but I will scan it in once it's dry. I'm quite happy with it, although one of his eyes has disappeared. I don't think it was worth the 3 HOURS it took!
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