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Soft Ground Etching
A SOFT GROUND ETCHING STARTS OFF AS A SIMILAR PROCESS TO A NORMAL ETCHING, IN THAT A SHEET OF COPPER IS COVERED IN WAX. THE KEY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE WAX IS NOW MIXED WITH TALLOW BEFORE BEING RUBBED INTO THE PLATE. THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF PREVENTING THE WAX FROM HARDENING PROPERLY, KEEPING IT SLIGHTLY TACKY. A SHEET OF PAPER IS LAID OVER THE WAXED PLATE AND THEN THE ARTIST DRAWS THE IMAGE THROUGH THE PAPER WITH A PENCIL OR SIMILAR POINT. WHEN THE PAPER IS LIFTED THE WAX UNDER THE DRAWN LINE STICKS TO THE PAPER, EXPOSING THE COPPER. THIS LEAVES A FRAGMENTED LINE, AS THE WAX DOES NOT COME UP IN ONE PIECE. THE ARTIST CAN VARY THE WIDTH OF LINE DEPENDENT ON THE WIDTH OF THE POINT HE USES. .ALL THE OTHER FACETS OF THE ETCHING, FOR DEPTH AND INTENSITY OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS STILL APPLY, HOWEVER THE ARTIST HAS CONSIDERABLY MORE FREEDOM TO SKETCH THE IMAGE WITH GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND SUBTLETY. USING THE SOFT GROUND ETCHING PROCESS CREATES THE IMPRESSION OF A PENCIL DRAWING WHEN THE IMAGE IS PRINTED.
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Soft Ground Etching
FEMME NUE ASSISE 1905
SOFT GROUND ETCHING
IMAGE SIZE 220MM X 135MM
FRAMED SIZE 620MM X 495MM
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Artist: RENOIR, PIERRE 1841-1919
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Soft Ground Etching
FEMME NUE ASSISE 1906
SOFT GROUND ETCHING
IMAGE SIZE 180MM X 140MM
FRAMED SIZE 560MM X 500MM
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Artist: RENOIR, PIERRE 1841-1919
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