This weekend I set up my etching station. I guess I am doing this old school because there is a lot of chatter about using copper sulfate instead of ferric chloride, which is what I used. What I did not do was change out my etching solution (an attempt to not waste) and it has been there FOREVER! I used two different types of pens, fine Sharpie black paint pen (oil based) and black Sharpie (regular old black Sharpie) as a resist (the part that etching solution will not eat away) on brass. I got great results with the paint pen Sharpie but not the regular old Sharpie. The regular Sharpie washed off in the enchant solution. However, the paint pen was too thick for me to draw with so I ran out and got an EXTRA FINE paint Sharpie. I decided that the enchant solution was too old so I neutralized with baking soda and replaced with fresh enchant before proceeding. Here we go: 1. Stamp an image...
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