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Old as War - Bosna by ~Cuivielin:iconCuivielin:

Categories Traditional Art > Printing > Etching

©2007-2009 ~Cuivielin
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double plate photo etching
AP 1 of 2, 2007

For Bosnia:
the colours I used for this plate are, to me, welcoming and bloody at the same time. Definitely influenced by the sadness and memory of bloodshed that lingers in Sarajevo.

This series began with a photograph I took in Sarajevo on the former Snipers' Alley. I converted it to several exposures on acetate film, then 2 ImagOn plates, then paper. That really makes it sound so simple *sighs*

I couldn't have lined up the plates without Davida Kidd's super-foolproof-registering-technique. She's a print goddess!

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*Viscious-Speed Nov 4, 2007, 3:27:16 AM
I like the tones on this one best! Great work!

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~AngelDumottSchunard Nov 8, 2007, 6:43:37 PM
This is very impressive. how did you manage that stencil like quality with a etch?

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~Cuivielin Nov 12, 2007, 6:34:06 PM
mmm, not sure what you mean. do you mean the level of detail?
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~AngelDumottSchunard Nov 16, 2007, 12:18:58 PM
well yeah, I work a lot with stencils, and it looks a lot like a stencil. And that look is hard to achieve with an etch. I don't know if i can explain what i mean. if you look through the stencil gallery here on deviant you might see what i mean.

Oh well it looks really good and really that's all that matters.

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"You don't think much of women on ships do you?"
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~Cuivielin Nov 23, 2007, 7:16:22 PM
Having looked at your gallery, I see what you mean about stencils. One of my films had a darker exposure, and the shadow areas etched out completely (my developer was too strong), so I used the effect to a happy advantage with the colours. In this case, my first plate (lighter exposure, properly etched, with full detail) was red. The second plate was inked in brown, and all the shadow areas that are red was where the ImagOn was eaten through.

A case of happy accidents! I hope this answers your query :)
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*eimhin Jan 26, 2008, 11:48:44 AM
Tell me this wonderful technique? I'm always struggling to get plates aligned!

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~Cuivielin Jan 27, 2008, 2:00:02 AM
I will happily share that with you, I just need to think about it for a bit - it's been a while.
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*eimhin Jan 29, 2008, 12:32:59 PM
Please do share? I'd love to know and be able to partake of this professorial genius.

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And all is one.
"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts... and in much of your talking, thinking is half-murdered."
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November 4, 2007
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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D70s
10/200 second
F/5.6
70 mm
Jun 1, 2005, 3:13:55 AM

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