Etchings are made from metal plates, usually zinc or copper, that have been corroded by the action of acid to form indentations on the plate. Various types of resist are used to control where the acid "bites" giving lines, tones and painterly marks. The indentations are filled with ink each time a print is made onto paper through a hand-operated etching press. Traditionally, etching has been quite toxic with acid and solvent fumes but at Horsley Printmakers we follow a non-toxic methodology pioneered by Keith Howard, Friedhard Kiekeben and Alfons Bytautas.

Acrylic-resist etching 
by Simon Court

Acrylic-resist etching 
by David Ford

 

Acrylic-resist etching 
by Dorian Pritchard

 

Etching
by Zoe Allonby

 

Acrylic resist etching
by Kathleen Heatherington

 

Acrylic resist etching
by Mike Pegman

Acrylic-resist etching 
by Kathryn Bell

Acrylic-resist etching
with viscosity inking
by Simon Court

Acrylic-resist etching 
by Neil Cole

Etching
by Janet Dickson

Acrylic-resist etching 
by Sue Moorhouse

Acrylic-resist etching
by James Clarke