Lift-Ground & Soft-Ground Etching

This week we explored the additive technique of sugar lift to draw on our plates, lift those areas away (in warm water) and aquatint them. We also investigated soft-ground techniques, mostly running textures through the press, with slightly less pressure than we use for printing. Click the details for extreme close-up views of the plate texture

Above: Lift-Ground with soft "wash" effects from sandpaper near bottom

Above: Dawn's 20 minute Soft-Ground etch

Above: My 50 minute Soft-Ground etch