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 Compositional sketches to scale, 3x4” for the diptych
 More detailed sketches on transparent paper
 Prepping plates: Bar keepers friend + steel wool, brushing in a circular motion to buffer out any scratches on surface of copper
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 Applying degreaser… which is alcohol, but at home, I also just use soy sauce
 Transferring sketch with yellow transfer paper onto copper plates with dried hard ground
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 25 min etch in acid
S.P. #1 "Meet and Kiss"
Value Study "Meet and Kiss"
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 Step 1 of aquatints: blocked out highlights, etched for 35 seconds
 Step 2: Blocking out low-lights, Etch in acid for 45 seconds
 Steps 3 + 4; block out, etch 45 seconds; blocked out more, etched for 1:25; total time in acid 3:30 minutes
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 Comparing both proofs
 S.P. #3
 4th Round of aquatinting to create the darkest-darks. Etched for 1:30 min
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A.P. 1  "Meet & Kiss" 2022
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 Printed several things in the studio today! December 2022
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