First the metal has to be coated with an oil to etch over. This prevents too much of a groove being inflicted into the metal which can cause blotching when the inking process occurs. After allowing the ink to dry we etched into the metal using a sharp object. Then we wiped the excess ink off carefully and placed a sheet of paper over the metal on a printing press. Here is the piece I made using the image I created in Visual Language last week.
I really enjoyed this process, however there are several drawbacks to these. Firstly, if you make a mistake, you can't undo it - this isn't a problem if I take into account Ralph Steadman's belief that you can never make a mistake. Secondly, the process is time consuming as stated which is a complete change of pace to my drawing process. Despite this, etching really interested me and I would like to try again at this method of illustration.
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