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An artist scraping excess ink off of an etching plate.

An artist scraping excess ink off of an etching plate.

After an artist pulls ink onto an etching plate, they will scrape the excess ink off to prepare for wiping the plate. Wiping the plate brings out the tonal differences in the plate.
Galleries: Blue-Violet, Hillsborough, Printmaking
Keywords: art, blue, ink, printmaking, scrape
Photo Location: University of South Florida Print Shop, Tampa, FL
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 03/08/2011
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 28°3'16.5269"N 82°24'49.4262"W
Picture Number: 4367