About Etching
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An etching is produced by drawing with a |
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needle on a metal plate that has been |
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covered with a "ground” , thus exposing the |
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| metal in desired areas.Next the plate is |
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placed in an acid bath. |
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The acid "bites lines into the plate where |
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the plate is not covered by the ground. |
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After the plate is etched the plate is cleaned |
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and then covered with a thick, tacky ink that |
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is forced into the etched lines. |
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After the ink is wiped from the surface of |
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the plate leaving ink in the incised lines, |
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| the plate is printed on an etching press |
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producing one etching. For each additional |
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etching the plate must be reinked reprinted, |
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taking both time and skill. Most printers print |
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limited editions then sign and number each |
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etching. |
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