October Colors - Stephen McMillan
This piece is an original, signed, limited edition aquatint etching by artist Stephen McMillan.
Paper size: 17 1/2 x 14 3/4
“Relying loosely on his photo as a guide, he draws the image freehand onto a rosin-coated copper plate, using a watercolor brush dipped in tarry, acid-resistant goo. Between applications of this viscous medium, he subjects the plates to a series of acid baths, etching the unprotected portions in a scrimshaw-like pattern. For a single print, McMillan may create up to four separately drawn and etched plates, each to be inked with a different color. He calculates in his head how much of each ink to use so that the hues will combine effectively in the finished image.”
This piece is an original, signed, limited edition aquatint etching by artist Stephen McMillan.
Paper size: 17 1/2 x 14 3/4
“Relying loosely on his photo as a guide, he draws the image freehand onto a rosin-coated copper plate, using a watercolor brush dipped in tarry, acid-resistant goo. Between applications of this viscous medium, he subjects the plates to a series of acid baths, etching the unprotected portions in a scrimshaw-like pattern. For a single print, McMillan may create up to four separately drawn and etched plates, each to be inked with a different color. He calculates in his head how much of each ink to use so that the hues will combine effectively in the finished image.”
This piece is an original, signed, limited edition aquatint etching by artist Stephen McMillan.
Paper size: 17 1/2 x 14 3/4
“Relying loosely on his photo as a guide, he draws the image freehand onto a rosin-coated copper plate, using a watercolor brush dipped in tarry, acid-resistant goo. Between applications of this viscous medium, he subjects the plates to a series of acid baths, etching the unprotected portions in a scrimshaw-like pattern. For a single print, McMillan may create up to four separately drawn and etched plates, each to be inked with a different color. He calculates in his head how much of each ink to use so that the hues will combine effectively in the finished image.”
