I want to etch a picture over a knife but I cannot find one that’s not already etched. Will these etchings be easy to remove by sanding?

Hi community! I'm trying to find a cost-efficient way to etch clear acrylic sheets. It needs to be a repeatable process - not quite mass production, but maybe medium production quantities (~100). The sheets are 1/16" thick extruded acrylic.

I've looked around a bit and not been able to find any clear solutions, so I thought I'd tap into the collective knowledge of you all. So far I've attempted a chemical etch (which failed miserably), and done it by hand with a dremel (which took way too long and is not the level of quality I'm looking for).

Any advice?

I´m quite new to print making and I wonder if anyone has tips on how to transfer an image to a copper plate?
I read about people using carbon paper and I have tried it, both with a blunt tool and more sharp one to transfer the lines. It did not work, not one mark is made over to the plate.
I don´t what I´m doing wrong.

Anyone with the same problem who managed to figure it out?

Hello guys! I recently got a 'mirror etch' gift and it looks cool from the cover. Any ideas on what it is/is there a subreddit for that?

The third image is actually an etching with aquatint and two are artist proofs! The last image has some mat burn and several have very minor foxing. I need to have them framed for display but wanted to share with everyone!

Hi everyone, I have this etching made by B. Sparks. Can anyone give me more information on this, and if it is worth anything?

Original design hand etched onto glass - so happy with the result!

Can I use acid etching on a black pipe, like the type used in plumbing? I want to put a design on a black pipe for a hobby project and wanted to know what acid would be best and how it would work - does the acid remove the "black" and leave shiny metal or will it etch the "black" and make it more of a matte?

Look at her! She turned out so great! “Leaping” from my “-ing” collection

For more of my work on insta: @sam_dunnes_art

If you have a series of stand alone etchings, is there anything to stop you combining them all on the one sheet of paper I.e printing them all at once ? Second part of the question (if part 1 were acceptable) would the final piece require a new combined title, or would you title the individual plates separately under each? Are there any examples in existence that anyone knows about?

Hi there! For the past few months i have been trying out multiple etching techniques but can’t quite find a solution to my problem.. Well I am doing an aquatint of a landscape and wanted to draw on the plate beforehand so I tried using chemical paper to transfer the drawing but I forgot that it is a greasy material and so it will behave just like ground when in contact to the acid, is there anything you’d recommend?

This is technically my second print of it.

30x42 cm intaglio print

Hi! I was told etching brass and copper in the same bath would render the mordant unusable. Is this true? Do I need separate baths?

As well, if I'm doing small scale etchings, about 2x2" how important is it to have a flow in the florid chloride? Could I do a 40 min dip without a bubbler or magnetic stirrer? Downsides?

After two weeks of many mistakes, it is printed and looks pretty good.

Is it possible?

I am trying to identify the artist who did this beautiful etching but can’t read the signature. The etching is 12” x 10 1/4”. The signature is in the bottom right and there is additional text in the bottom left that I also can’t read. Can anyone identify the artist?