We sell fine art photography, etchings, paintings and other art mediums from artists around the world.
Art has a new canvas.
E tching Etching possibly began around 1450 and is a free hand printing method that developed as a laborsaving form of line engraving, a very deliberate technique that produces precise and formal prints. Once prepared, the plate is blackened by smoke. The artist then draws his design on the blackened surface with a steel-etching needle that he holds lightly in his hand like a pen. The plate is then immersed in an acid bath, which attacks the metal exposed by the etching needle. When the artist is satisfied with the etched plate, he removes the acid-resistant materials with a solvent.