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February 18, 2006
Studio Saturday: something new
Jessica and I ordered some steel plates to etch, because they are way cheaper than zinc or copper. I've never etched steel before but I've heard it's pretty gross and messy; we're going over to the undergrad studio tomorrow to mix up a nitric bath (which will be marked "grads only", although I doubt anyone would want to use it once we've filled it up with rust and gunk from the steel) and to etch these bad girls. I'm starting with some simple line drawings taken from some photos I shot last night; keeping it minimal because I plan to use these plates more than once and keep etching them until they fall apart.
Printing out nekkid pictures of myself on the big Epson printer. This printer is really slow, so here's what I did while I waited:
One of the plates:
More tomorrow, after we etch.
Posted by jodi at February 18, 2006 10:01 PM | categories: in the studio
Comments
What a beautiful drawing. I can't wait to see where it goes from there.
Posted by: Mandy at February 19, 2006 12:43 AM
I think you've been in Georgia long enough. When a Canadian starts using the word "nekkid", that's a sign.
Posted by: NWJR at February 19, 2006 03:37 AM
Sadly I would need a much bigger plate!! LOL I love it, looking forward to seeing it develop, I really like your work from what I've seen on your blog.
Sal
Posted by: sally at February 19, 2006 04:54 PM