International studio . It • SCOTCH HERRING BOATS AT SEA BY NELSON DAWSON and, as every etcher knows, heat tends to soften themetal. Separate boxes are kept for the use ofasphaltum or of resin, and the pupils are taughtvery thoroughly every detail in the laying andfixing of grounds, of biting and stopping-out, foron the successful aquatinting of the variouspatterns of tone on the several plates, the generalresult of the colour-printing largely depends. Thelight tones, for instance, are generally deeply bitten,the lightness depending upon the tint. Mr. LeeHankey himself, by the way, often uses v
International studio . It • SCOTCH HERRING BOATS AT SEA BY NELSON DAWSON and, as every etcher knows, heat tends to soften themetal. Separate boxes are kept for the use ofasphaltum or of resin, and the pupils are taughtvery thoroughly every detail in the laying andfixing of grounds, of biting and stopping-out, foron the successful aquatinting of the variouspatterns of tone on the several plates, the generalresult of the colour-printing largely depends. Thelight tones, for instance, are generally deeply bitten,the lightness depending upon the tint. Mr. LeeHankey himself, by the way, often uses varioustextures for laying his grounds, such as silk orcambric handkerchiefs, canvas, and so on, but Ido not know whether he encourages experimentsof that kind on the part of his pupils at the the key-plate is etched with the outline andthe various plates are aquatinted, a most importantpoint is securing an absolutely accurate register, sothat the several plates may be superimposed withperfect exactness. T
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