On this plate I tried some more non-toxic etching techniques: hard ground and lift ground. An acrylic ground is poured onto the metal plate and let dry. Then one draws into this ground using a steel needle which scores the metal surface lightly. These scores will later be widened and deepened through immersion in an etching solution.
There is another way to expose the metal surface: drawing with different greasy materials, like lipstick, shortening, Vaseline etc. Grease prevents the acrylic ground sticking to the metal plate; it can be washed off, thus exposing the plate to the etching solution.
The winding street in My whole World was drawn with lipstick, the trees and other dark features with shortening.
Aluminium plate, acrylic hard ground,
waterbased Caligo etching ink on cartridge paper. 2010.
Size: 17 x 20 cm
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