Researchers: Zoe Dong and Megan Ogden, 2019

 

In 2017, Artist in Residence Marnix Everaert (Ghent, Belgium) shared a process with us that looked like mezzotint, but was achieved by using acrylic mediums on an etched, aquatinted copper plate.  One of the advantages of this is that one plate can be used over and over again for different images

For this experiment we were exploring this processes in an attempt to make a comprehensive guide for other artists interested in using this process in their own work. This involves testing acrylics to see how they dry on a plate, hold up to printing, what type of marks/values can be made and how they work to create a composition.