Category Archives: Etching

Here is the 2nd state. Not much different from the 2nd state (not posted) – just another pass on the background aquatint. I think I’m going to take a break from these and finish some woodcuts I have started. I am planning at least 2 more Minotaur related etchings.
A few weeks ago I drove up [...]

Slightly off topic, but etching is cool too, right? This is the next installment in the Minotaur series. If you are not familiar with the tragic and bizarre story of the Minotaur, you can google it. As with the first Minotaur etching, Ill be adding aquatint to tame the overall busy/muddiness of it. I have [...]

Here is another round of aquatint. I think Ill leave it alone and move on now. I’m glad I did this print because it reminds me that I can move pretty quickly on these small etchings – a nice break from the more labor intensive woodcuts. I’m planning to do a few more of these [...]

Here is the 2nd state. I added an aquatint background. 5 minutes in the ferric chloride did a lot more than I expected, but I like where it is going. I think I’m going to try one more round of aquatint to put a some sort of really dark shape behind the figure. I like [...]

Here is a simple etching of the Minotaur. I had prepared a plate a while ago and thought it would be a good opportunity to try some of that scale-like patterning in an etching. I have since prepared a few more plates and plan to continue with a more Minotaur-related etchings. I have editioned this [...]