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Etching

arts Maturity 11-13

Etching is a way to make art.

The Soldier and his Wife.jpg
The Soldier and his Wife.jpg
Artists use a metal plate. They scratch a picture into wax. Then, a special liquid bites the metal. This makes lines for ink.
Tools of etching.svg
Tools of etching.svg
It makes many copies. Do you want to try it?

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File:The Soldier and his Wife.jpg
The Soldier and his Wife.jpg
File:British Museum Middle East 14022019 Gold and carnelian beads 2600-2300 BC Royal cemetery of Ur (composite).jpg
British Museum Middle East 14022019 Gold...
File:Wenzel Hollar nach Jan Meyssens.jpg
Wenzel Hollar nach Jan Meyssens.jpg
File:BM engraved printing plates.jpg
BM engraved printing plates.jpg
File:Gardener with a Basket on her Arm, from Hortulanae series MET MM10514.jpg
Gardener with a Basket on her Arm, from...
File:Tools of etching.svg
Tools of etching.svg
File:America a Prophecy copy a plate 01.jpg
America a Prophecy copy a plate 01.jpg
File:Paula Modersohn-Becker Landschaft unter Bäumen.jpg
Paula Modersohn-Becker Landschaft unter Bäumen.jpg
File:Aetzung Landschaft.jpg
Aetzung Landschaft.jpg
File:Félicien Rops - Pornokratès - 1878 (2).jpg
Félicien Rops - Pornokratès - 1878 (2).jpg
File:Allan Osterlind Flamencotänzerin.jpg
Allan Osterlind Flamencotänzerin.jpg
File:Lesser Ury Junges Mädchen im Café.jpg
Lesser Ury Junges Mädchen im Café.jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.3 | Vital Level 5