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Sugar spit biting is the name of the technique I used for these prints.

I started by choosing an image from my sketchbook. This one shows a few ornaments on a shelf.

I traced the main outlines onto a metal plate. I painted with a solution of sugar on the plate before placing it in acid. (más…)

The aquatint process consists of painting on a metal plate with a diluted solution of nitric acid, using a transfer of a drawing as guidance.

The acid ‘bites’ the plate making the surface rough. Longer exposures or stronger concentrations will produce more biting and a rougher surface (if left too long the acid will bite too much and make the surface smooth again)

This is the drawing I used. I transferred the main outline onto a metal plate

I used varnish to protect the lighter areas on the background before painting the main details with acid. (más…)

Hi again;

Today I’m going to share one of my etchings. I learned this technique in printmaking, one of my chosen subjects in my course.

For this project I picked an image from my sketchbook: a table setting.

This is the original drawing, I adapted it to the shape of the etching plate.

I traced some of the drawing onto a metal plate covered with ground (a thin coat of a substance that protects the metal from acid).

I then drew on the plate and submerged the plate in an acid solution. (más…)

Hello again;

One of the best pieces of advice I received from one of my teachers, some time ago, was to draw daily. I haven’t always managed to  find time for it. But when I have the opportunity I don’t worry about finding the right subject: I just draw what I have around me.

This time it’s all drawings around the house. These are quick drawings, experimenting with media, without caring too much for the final result. (más…)

That feeling of trepidation you have when you finally get to have some weeks off... And then it dawns that you are not even half way through your course.  

I haven’t updated this blog for a short while and I have noticed I feel silly when sharing updates of my recent work (remember my art course?) on social media.

Social media for me often feels so … impersonal? Ephemeral?

Maybe I just don’t feel my posts ‘fit in’ among so many others from so many other people. (más…)

Spring has arrived and it’s time to update my readers (you) on what I’ve been up to.

As you know, I had new plans for 2016.

I’m slowly getting used to new ways of thinking, new skills to learn, new aspects of art to explore. (más…)