#burnishing

The process of burnishing was valuable to better understand how the plate etched following the application of BIG and etching (see below). I will make a further assessment of that process (below) in light of a close examination of the plate.

The lhs image is a print pulled before any burnishing of the plate. The rhs is after burnishing the British Rail logo on the plate. The plate was burnished further and after each stage a print taken for evaluation (see above)

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(2/2) Bark gilder Mary Helen O'Brien lays the leaf – in this case, a 16kt pale gold – over the bole. Then, the entire face of the frame – including the reeding – is burnished to a high shine with an agate burnisher (a variety of shapes are shown in the first slide). The gilding will be distressed with a light rub. After this, the gold is sealed, as this karat would tarnish over time. Finally, a light patina is added to the surface of the frame. Stay tuned next week for a look at the art in its final frame! #barkframeworks #woodshop #woodworking #dariushvaziri #burnishing #contemporaryart #woodowkring #gilding #burnishing #goldleaf #palegold #customframes https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3ZYCwrKbf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

burnishing aquatint plate #artprintresidence #burnishing #aquatintetching (at Art Print Residence) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpPo6K0oThW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Burnishing aquatint plate #artprintresidence #aquatintetching #burnishing #copperplateetching (at Art Print Residence) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0YMjsoZi2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=