Here is the second state of my cubist inspired guitar print. It is an etching done on a zinc plate. I think im gonna do a series of them...
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Etching 2nd state 2012
 
 
Hi. Last week I posted a picture of a zinc plate  with a guitar that I am working on. Well earlier this week I did a test print of it. It was ok. Two of my finger prints etched into the plate :( so I will have to burnish them out or put some sort of texture on it possibly with aquatint. I forgot my plate at home so I couldn't work on it.

Todays rainy morning was a perfect day for printmaking. I actually spent all day cutting, beveling, sanding, six copper plates. I never printed on copper plates so I will have to use ferric acid on them to etch.

Here is the first print of the guitar...
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Etching first print 2012 my two finger prints are on the top left and right sides.
 
 
Hi here is a  zinc plate i just etched this past friday…I ended touching the plate before i put it in acid so you can see to of my finger prints etched. I’ll probably put some aquatint over it or burnish those out…
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Zinc Plate
 

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