CMAG Workshop - "Etching on Metal"
(Scroll down to see images of this fun and educational event!)
The CMAG Workshop, held April 12 at McHenry County College was a great success. Participants learned many different ways to etch metal (brass, bronze, copper, and silver) to create beautiful imagery and texture, and had lots of fun playing with materials and process.
Methods presented to etch metal include:
Photo Etch using PNP Paper
Silkscreen method using Print Gocco
Wax Resist - Scraffito method
Stencil
Painting methods
White-out
Nail Polish
Paint Pen
Sharpie Marker
India Ink
Here are some images of us working (playing!) during the workshop!
Workshop participants prepare their designs before applying
them to the metal.
Everybody watches as I demonstrate several of the
processes used to transfer designs to metal for etching.
Participants get ready to put their samples in the
etch bath.
Here a participant uses the scraffito method to create his sample.
An example of using a sharpie marker to draw a design
to be etched.
I answer questions and make suggestions while everyone is working on their samples.
 
Another example of the scraffito Participants hard at work!
method.
 
All of the participants had the I also demonstrate methods of
opportunity to try each of the many using patina (color) on the
different methods of applying design completed etch samples.
to their metal for etching.
Here participants apply the PNP image to their sample.
for photo etching.
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