First copper plate etching
06 Apr 2008
l have recently been trying my hand at etching on copper plate, using ferric chloride to bite the metal.
The subject is a section of the viaduct in the Digbeth area of Birmingham (the background view of building is the Custard Factory) and just a few metres from Birmingham Print Makers.
The actual image size is 15 x 20 cm and the images below show an early stage with the line bite and the completed image after the application of aquatint and a build up of tones.
l will be producing more architectural pieces on aluminium in the coming weeks at a bigger scale.
