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ARTS 1A: Spotlight on Technique 1

Etching

Watch the first video, “The Etching Process presented by artist Christopher P. Wood,” and address the following questions in your notebook:

1. How long might you leave a plate in acid for a “very fine line”?

2. How long might you leave a plate in acid for “dark, thick lines”? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4FlTrqaRE Watch the second video, “The Rembrandt House Tour (Part 3): Etching,” and address the following questions in your notebook:

1. Toward the end of the demonstration, printmaker Fonz van Laar mentions that every etching is “hand printed” so there can be “small differences” between the prints. How many prints can be made from one copper plate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxF6puMpts

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