I used this plate to try out aquatint for the first time since 2000. I etched it longer than I wanted, making it a bit darker than I had hoped, but I was really excited at how the hard ground got pulled into the etched lines by capillary action and resisted the etch leaving white "starfish" at the major intersections. That was completely unexpected and I loved watching it happen.I will probably keep working on the plate and printing the various changes, then display them in an animation-like progression.
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