Sunday, July 10, 2011
Oh Yeah!
So this is pretty much what the etching process looks like..You draw the design in mind directly to the metal using your oil based art pen..Pour a etching mordant/acid into a glass bowl or plastic polyurethane bowl..Add your pieces..I forgot to buy tape but its much easier if you add a strip of tape to the back of your pieces and tape it to the edges of the bowl so that only the surface of the metal dips into the acid..Leave it in for atleast 20-30 minutes the deeper you desire the etch the longer the time you leave the pieces in.Remove with tongs and clean peaces off using steel wool.
Posted by Brittanny at 3:04 PM 0 comments
Aha!
My etchings did not come out as deep as I intended at all.Even after leaving the etching acid on overnight.So I dug deep into my mental archives and remembered just what type of marker I should have been using..So I went to the art store purchased an Art Deco Paint Marker.I redid all the designs and they came out perfect!
Posted by Brittanny at 2:47 PM 0 comments
Lets Get Started!
Materials?Check!Okay now that I have everything lets get started on some etching.I bought a sharpie marker (though now I know I should have just purchased a oil based paint marker).So initially the designs came out much lighter than intended..But I already have designs in mind so now lets get started!
Posted by Brittanny at 2:31 PM 0 comments
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