<![CDATA[Exhausting day trying to get a decent print from this large plate (A2), aiming for a nice consistent ink tone over the aquatint.]]>Exhausting day trying to get a decent print from this large plate (A2), aiming for a nice consistent ink tone over the aquatint. Changed paper and moved onto this enormous press which I haven't used before, and it worked perfectly! As the technician said, a rare case of actually being able to totally blame the tools. This press takes about 100 turns per print and I am so very tired. Big etchings are an entirely different beast to 'normal' sized ones, at every step of the process.

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Looks lovely, I like the old mechanical printers!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dancingtreefrog/statuses/116628658990145987https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dancingtreefrog/statuses/116628658990145987Sun, 24 May 2026 08:41:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhausting day trying to get a decent print from this large plate (A2), aiming for a nice consistent ink tone over the aquatint. on Thu, 21 May 2026 20:43:45 GMT]]>@Broadfork after the course I'll be able to stop, September!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/amberfirefly/statuses/116614511062709725https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/amberfirefly/statuses/116614511062709725Thu, 21 May 2026 20:43:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhausting day trying to get a decent print from this large plate (A2), aiming for a nice consistent ink tone over the aquatint. on Thu, 21 May 2026 20:16:50 GMT]]>@amberfirefly You really do suffer for your art. I love the breaching whale but I hope you can rest up soon so your ribs can mend themselves.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/Broadfork/statuses/116614405215940880https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/Broadfork/statuses/116614405215940880Thu, 21 May 2026 20:16:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhausting day trying to get a decent print from this large plate (A2), aiming for a nice consistent ink tone over the aquatint. on Thu, 21 May 2026 17:13:16 GMT]]>All extra fun with broken ribs that just won't fully heal, I can't think why 🫣

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