[Jewelry making - Article 01005] - Re: [Orchid] Picture This! Photo Etching on Metal

[Karen Christians]

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Hi Frank:

    If you are getting good results with PnP then by all means use it. 
    I find that the acetate is just easier for me.  One feature is
    expense.  The acetate is really cheap.  If you have a laser printer
    and a computer than text is easy to do.  If you don't have a
    computer handy, then making internegs for text reversal is simple. 
    Not everyone has a laser printer, but access to a photocopier is
    everywhere. 

    What is an interneg?  Printmakers use reverse images to print from. 
    In using a photocopier, your text would etch in  reverse.  If you
    want the text to etch readable text, you must make a second copy of
    the text in reverse so  the toner will read correct.  Basically copy
    the text  onto acetate as usual, flip it over on the photocopier and
    copy again on the acetate.  Your letters will now read right side
    up. 

    I have a couple of etching examples on my website. 
    http://www.metalwerx.com/o/st-christians.html  Go to my gallery. 

Yours in art,

-k

Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA  02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857
http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio


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