Nikki and I met at the studio for a fast test run. She got to try out her lesson plan, and I got to try the process. To my delight, vitreography was fast, non-toxic, and easy to learn! I don’t mean “easy” in the way that my first print was a masterpiece, but vitreography was far more beginner friendly for me than drypoint, woodcuts, and traditional etching. It was easier to see what I was doing, and since I was able to apply the etching paste with a soft brush, I felt more comfortable with the types of marks I was able to make.
The first test plate: the dremel tool
It was easy to make marks in my thick glass plate using a diamond tipped scribe, and a dremel tool. For the dremel, Nikki had me submerge the plate in water so I didn’t send glass dust into the air. I made a few random experimental marks with the dremel, just to see what stuff would like like.
[caption id=”attachment_13939″ align=”aligncenter” width=”600 Wet plate from water bath, after dremel marks
etching paste applied to some areas
After being so worried I wouldn’t wait long enough for the paste to etch the glass, turns out I waited too long. It only needed 2 minutes!
[caption id=”attachment_13944″ align=”aligncenter” width=”600 First etching print experiment, with cheap paper
The first print ended up being too dark, but I liked the stippled grey and felt confident I could make a better plate without much effort. I loved the brush strokes on the vase.
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Source Source You’re reading a V. Note, written by Ruthie V, the director of the Seattle Artist League. The League is an art school for the busy nurse, tech geek, and mom with a long lost art degree. We offer engaging online classes in drawing and painting. Join …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7137″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Occasionally I can’t find my own darned painting on my own darned computer, so I’ll ask Google if it’s online somewhere. Today I was working on portrait palettes, and was looking for some of the quick portrait studies I’ve done. I remembered one and couldn’t find it on my …
Yankee Doodle The paintings are credited to Archibald Willard. Color and composition versions, oddly varied, are the contributions of the internets. The original (dutch) nonsense words to “our” Yankee Doodle song: Yanker, didel, doodle down, Diddle, dudel, lanther, Yanke viver, voover vown, Botermilk und tanther. From Wikipedia:The term Doodle first appeared in English in the early seventeenth century[7] and is thought …
Vitreography test prints
Nikki and I met at the studio for a fast test run. She got to try out her lesson plan, and I got to try the process. To my delight, vitreography was fast, non-toxic, and easy to learn! I don’t mean “easy” in the way that my first print was a masterpiece, but vitreography was far more beginner friendly for me than drypoint, woodcuts, and traditional etching. It was easier to see what I was doing, and since I was able to apply the etching paste with a soft brush, I felt more comfortable with the types of marks I was able to make.
The first test plate: the dremel tool
It was easy to make marks in my thick glass plate using a diamond tipped scribe, and a dremel tool. For the dremel, Nikki had me submerge the plate in water so I didn’t send glass dust into the air. I made a few random experimental marks with the dremel, just to see what stuff would like like.
[caption id=”attachment_13939″ align=”aligncenter” width=”600
Wet plate from water bath, after dremel marks
etching paste applied to some areas
After being so worried I wouldn’t wait long enough for the paste to etch the glass, turns out I waited too long. It only needed 2 minutes!
[caption id=”attachment_13944″ align=”aligncenter” width=”600
First etching print experiment, with cheap paper
The first print ended up being too dark, but I liked the stippled grey and felt confident I could make a better plate without much effort. I loved the brush strokes on the vase.
Etching ghost print, with tiny areas of drypoint
I’m going to like Vitreography. We start Tuesday!
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