Tuesday, April 21, 2009

new term new skill

okay, yeah, i know. i KNOW. i know. i make fun of printmakers a lot.

it's my job. as a painter. because i don't understand what they do. so. i mock it. makes sense to me!

but.

today.

i learned how to etch. i made an etching!

i haven't printed it yet. but justin taught me how to prep the little sheet o' zinc, and put the ground on it, and then i drew on it with the etchy-needle. or. scribe? tomorrow i will put it in some acid (or something?) cover it with ink, and PUT IT ON PAPER! rad.

here's how it looks now. all backwards and whatnot. (please note the socktopuss in the top corner.)

1 comment:

Ione said...

Big Eye Socktopus!