tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935340183780379055.post3607646692719822849..comments2024-02-15T08:58:33.071+00:00Comments on Printmaking Art + Aine Scannell's Blog: The Importance of CommunicationAine Scannellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878546195653186449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935340183780379055.post-44279267993956297072008-04-13T21:07:00.000+01:002008-04-13T21:07:00.000+01:00Hi Ainesse,I have a way of applying an acrylic aqu...Hi Ainesse,<br>I have a way of applying an acrylic aquatint you might try. I use one of those devices for the kitchen that pump air into a container of liquid so it can be sprayed. I think they are meant for cooking oil. I make sure I wash it immediately after I use it and haven't had it clog on me yet. If it did I'd run ammonia through it but your air passages might not appreciate that! So I put future floor polish or the Lascaux hard ground in the container and pump up the pressure. Then I go outside (hopefully it's not a windy day. I use a dust mask but sometimes I just hold my breath so as not to breathe the aerosolized acrylic. I stand where there's a background dark enough that I can see the droplets in the air and I hold the plate horizontally in my hand and spray the acrylic up in the air and catch it on the plate as it descends. I usually let the first droplets go by before scooping my plate into the "cloud" of acrylic. It makes a nice aquatint with a variety of drop sizes and I haven't had trouble with even coverage. I have asthma so I appreciate your problems. I bought an airbrush like you did but I decided that I really didn't like the overly smooth and perfect effect that the airbrush makes based on pictures in a book. I haven't tried it out so maybe that tendency can be overcome. I like Goya's aquatints so that's the look I want and I suspect a spray gun would be too perfect.<br>LynnLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15085450208306244323noreply@blogger.com