New large stone that I had started to grain last week was finished off.
Small stone 2 - The edges were prepared and treated with strong acid to clean them up.
The stone was inked up using Crayon Black and Noir A Monter ink with a small soft roller.
12 proofs were taken - some of the areas were becoming very dark so these were re etched with medium acid to lighten them.
Print from Small Stone 2 using NAM / Crayon Black ink
18-6-15
Cleaned up edges of small stone 2 using strong nitric acid
Inked up small stone 2 in blue etching ink (no additive) using a soft roller -Was furring up in places (largely due to an inadvertent finger print !) started scratching defects away when Serena said that it would be better to re etch the stone first.So washed out stone (Keeping stone really wet before I used turpss o that diluted ink wouldn't go into scratch marks I had already made). Then dampening stone a thin layer of NAM ink was rolled on using a small roller instead of the nap as the nap would ruin/ mark the edges of the stone. French chalk was dusted on and then etched again the whole surface of stone with a dilute solution of Atzol (75% Atzol :25% gum.) Areas which were going too dark were selectively etched with strong nitric acid and the gum dried . The stone was left to rest until next week
Started to draw on large stone that grained yesterday .
I had a rough sketch of the image of Park Hill Flats that I wanted to use on newsprint - I rubbed red oxide on to the back of the drawing and using a pen transferred it go the stone . I Started sticking micro masking tapes down as before.
Asked serena the best way to create fine lines - she got me a sharpened hard litho crayon but also suggested trying fine nibs and ink or fine nibs and inky soap solution or alternately scratching and rubbing ink in after second etching /first proofs are taken .
19/6/15
On the train home yesterday I realised that I had omitted to wash large new stone with acetic acid prior to sticking tapes down and on the test stone that I did previuosly - washing it with a vinegar solution gave a much better result !!. Consequently I decided to remove tapes I had placed and regrain the stone (I always learn the hard way ! ) one hour later I was back where I started with a clean stone. I transferred my image using red oxide and started to stick the tapes down. I wore gloves as I am notoriously messy and my previous stones had a surplus of finger marks! However glove wearing and cutting and placing micro masking tapes was a bit of a challenge !
24 /6 /15 - carried on sticking tapes down and used rubbing block to mimic concrete -Noir a monter diluted slightly with brush for extra black areas - to carry on next week
Park Hill Flats stone with tapes stuck down,
dark areas NAM diluted with turps, rubbing block to left
1/7/15 - Continued working on drawing - deep blacks created by using NAM thinned with turps, tonal areas created using rubbing block and Charbonnel inks.
2/7/15
Carried on working on stone trying to protect drawing using newsprint as much as possible so as not to transfer material. Used turpsy wash splattered on a toothbrush to achieve the top left corner, black areas were made using diluted NAM with brush.
I left areas that needed straight lines adding until next time to do before second etch. Covered drawing with chalk then did first etch painting on Atzol using large brush - excess dabbed off gently with a sponge so as not to disturb the drawing and then with dry cloth. Dark areas, like the splattered area and also in the eaves were treated with med strength acid - (bubbles after 5-6 seconds). The really black areas were NOT treated with acid. Areas that needed protection from the acid were brushed with gum Arabic first - The acid was then dabbed off and the stone dried .
Park Hill Flats drawing on stone after first etching
Next week prior to the second etching I will work into the drawing a bit more .
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