Aquatint without Powders or Spraypaint

I have a small studio, don't have an aquatint booth. in order to make an aquatint like appearance with a tremendous amount of control that spray-paint may not have for some, what I do is:

1. Cut some fine and medium grit sand paper in 3/8" wide strips (you can move around your already line etched and grounded zinc/copper plates)

2. Hold the thin strip down on the ground area you want to "aquatint" (grit down) with your thumb and forefinger.

3. Rub the back of the sandpaper with an old paint brush, pen or wooden spoon handle between your two fingers. You can work really fine areas and if you "over" rub it, brush on a little more liquid ground and when it dries, rub again.

All the "aquatint" in this zinc etching, titled, "New England Winter" was done this way.

Ten Different Views from One Direction - An Exchange

I am thinking of having an exchange that is a bit different than normal.
First and foremost:  I need to find 10 really committed printmakers.
I will carve and create 10 identical key blocks out of the old classic battleship grey linoleum. After which I will mail them to the 10 chosen printmakers.
The "Chosen" will then create 3 color plates to use with said key block. (I will provide these to the printmakers as well)
I think it will be very interesting to see which artists will color what parts, what their area of focus will be and what color palette they will use.
We can discuss the subject matter as a group and vote on the key block image choice, the drawing of the block will be up to me.
We will all be committed to an edition of 10, so each of us can have one from each participant just like similar exchanges.
This will take some time to completely organize, not to mention to carve so let's call this the first step, or the "feeler."
If you are interested please contact me with questions, ideas, you want "in" etc..
Cheers,
Rob

Add PayPal "Buy it Now" Buttons to your listings!

If you use PayPal, and are familiar with the PayPal "Buy it Now" buttons, you can paste the html code for the buttons right in the description of your listings!

You can edit your existing listings so it is not to late.

This will give you an even better chance to make a sale that is handled directly by you.

Be sure to switch the listing description editor to html/code mode, paste your button code in and save it.

Kaboom, done.

You can look at this examples of one of my listings to see how it will appear.

http://t.co/6ce5VjK