Printmaking at Raleigh Street Studios - applying hardground

One of the first steps in making an etching is applying a ground to protect the plate from the acid, and provide a surface to draw on. This video takes you step by step through the stages needed to apply a hardground. Materials Copper [or any metal] plate Wet and dry sandpaper [400, 600, 800 grit] Metal file Soy sauce Clean cotton rags Ball hard ground [Charbonnel is best] or follow the recipe here https://inugie.com/2013/03/05/hard-gr... Hotplate Relief print roller Candles or wax tapers