Last week  I said that I would post some pictures of my etching experiments. Here they are.Â
 This is a piece of brass etched with the Edinburgh etch  solution. I copied the image onto a transparency and ironed it on to the metal before etching.
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 This is copper etched with ferric chloride. I drew the design with a Sharpie marker.
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 These are pieces of a brass charger plate I cut up.  I stamped the image on the left with a rubber stamp and Stayz on InkÂ
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 This is a black and white image I reproduced onto a sheet of label backing with a laser printer then ironed on to copper. I used Edinburgh etch  solution.
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 Here, I inked a rubber stamp with a black Sharpie pen and etched the copper with ferric chloride.
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 I made this resist pattern with a silk screen and thick acrylic paint. It worked well, but I found it difficult to get a paint that would not bead up on the metal. Â
Try making findings, components and texture sheets for polymer clay.                 Â