INTAGLIO PROCESS: top tips for success when cleaning and preparing plates

These are my top tips for success when cleaning and preparing plates for the intaglio process. As well as describing which cleaning solutions to remove BIG ground and acrylic ground after etching I also talk some more about the aquatint process and share further progress of my latest print 'Deity'.

00:00 Introduction
00:17 Soy sauce and whiting for degreasing
00:51 Oil and water for cleaning up (oil-based) etching ink
01:21 Brasso for polishing copper plate
01:46 Paint and varnish remover (removal of BIG ground)
02:07 Lascaux acrylic resist
02:33 Soda crystals
03:02 Update on the 'Deity' print showing aquatint ground
04:36 A small request

Here are some links to (mainly UK) suppliers of the products mentioned:

Ground removal
HomeStrip Paint & Varnish Remover
https://www.toolstation.com/home-stri...

Plate cleaner
Brasso
https://www.diy.com/departments/brass...

Degreaser
Whiting
https://intaglioprintmaker.com/shop/w...

Hard ground
B.I.G.
https://www.printmakingstudio.co.uk/b...

Etching Ink
Cranfield Bone Black
https://www.jacksonsart.com/cranfield...

Paper
Somerset White Velvet 650gsm
https://www.lawrence.co.uk/28-x-38-cm...

Airbrush
Iwata Eclipse
https://www.iwata-airbrush.com/iwata-...

Aquatint
Lascaux Aquatint Spray Resist
https://www.jacksonsart.com/lascaux-a...

Further reference and resources
Non-toxic printmaking https://www.nontoxicprint.com/content...
Edingburgh Etch and other mordants http://printmakerscorner.com/mordants...
Suppliers, print studio and services https://printmaker.com/links.html

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