Color Etching

This workshop will cover the traditional method of creating a color intaglio print using multiple plates.  We’ll begin with a “key” plate, and make new plates for each color, working with line (hardground and softground) and tone (aquatints). Participants will learn about offsetting the image to create color plates, registration techniques, inking variations and printing multiple plates.  As an added bonus, we’ll be doing all of this using the non-toxic methods employed at Zea Mays Printmaking, including BIG ground, airbrush aquatint, and etching on copper in ferric chloride, making the whole process safer for the artists and less toxic for the environment.  You will be introduced to wiping skills and printing techniques as you develop and print your image through color and learn the ins and outs of color mixing, color modifying and color printing.

This workshop is designed for artists with some basic intaglio experience.