Original limited edition engraving by the hotsell Artist available framed or unframed in a choice of mount colours (edition of 25). Hand printed on watermarked Hannemuhle fine art 100% cotton etching paper on an HS-35 Polymetaal intaglio press.
Each handmade print within the edition is unique and signed and numbered by the artist
Print area 300mmx300mm
Mount size 500mmx500mm
Framed in Black, pale wood or available unframed to fit 500mmx500mm internal frame measurements in a choice of Oyster, Granite or Beaujolais mountboard.
Etchings are one of the oldest printing processes. The picture is drawn (in reverse) directly onto the printing plate (usually metal but in this case perspex) using a diamond tipped stylus. The plate is covered with ink before the excess is wiped off and finally the plate is polished clean using soft tissue leaving only the ink trapped in the engraved lines. The plate is then placed in the press and covered with handmade acid free cotton rag paper before being passed through the rollers. The pressure between the rollers forces the paper into the incised lines lifting the ink and transferring it to the finished print.
The process is time consuming and fraught with danger (an inky thumbprint destroys many a print or a small grain of dust can be inadvertently polished into the plate scratching it...)
This piece was printed in the artists studio on the Welsh Borders.
Product code: A Boulder Fox - Engraving - Limited edition (of 25), Richard Studer, Original, handmade, fine art, fox hotsell