Dry point etching
Tutor: Rachel Moore, print artist
Use household items, some of which you’ll find in your recycling bin, to create your own etching plates and produce atmospheric tonal prints. This technique works on paper and greetings cards and the plate can be used multiple times.
Preparation
Prepare your materials and find a sturdy table or floor to work on.
Video time
30 minutes
- Your design traced onto greaseproof paper or tracing paper
- A Tetra Pak carton that has been emptied, cut open, cleaned and dried
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Craft knife or scalpel
- Etching needle (optional)
- A5 or A4 cartridge paper
- Shallow container big enough to hold your paper and filled with enough water to submerge your paper
- Rubber / latex gloves
- Intaglio ink or block printing ink (linocut ink) in your choice of colour
- Old toothbrush
- Newspaper or sheet of acrylic to protect your work surface
- Cotton rag, kitchen towel and cotton buds
- Clean towel or tea towel
- A metal tablespoon