Tis quick etch is the first one I tried with all the etching steps ‘optimised’ after 3 days of running test prints. Finally the etching plate can be wiped clean without some of the black ink being removed from the drawing!
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This is the fun part! There’s filing and polishing and cleaning and grounding and etching and cleaning and wetting paper and inking and whiping the ink of the plate and cleaning again and finally pressing the inked plate into the wet paper. And it’s a surprise what comes rolling out every time. Those little steps in the […]
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Wow! It has been quite an adventure getting all the chemicals and materials for the etching studio. It seems not one art store has all the stuff needed for the etching process. A lot of times they don’t even know where to get things like nitric acid-proof containers or what kind of alternatives to use. We […]
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After 3 months of battling many a digital deadline, it is finally time for some good old dirty hands illustration making! It had been over 5 years since I last used my large size etching press, but yesterday I finally put it back to use! It was quite a kerfuffle getting the 100 kg press down […]
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Had a lovely day drawing and painting with Anneke and other friends in Den Bosch yesterday. Under the influence of the famous ‘Bossche Bollen‘ and a few ‘Kollekes‘ we spent most of the day around the St. John’s Cathedral, amazing ourselves about the numerous pinnacles and wondering wether the architects drew up the whole design […]
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Little Red Riding Hood is tired of the job. She just can’t be bothered anymore.
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Last sunday I went on a sketching trip to the former Philips area in Eindhoven with Anneke Vervoort. After a good warming up that included hot chocolate with a big scoop of cream and a few pieces of pie, we went on to the former Machine Room and got out our sketching gear. This hall is […]
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