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Tone Etching Tips
When etching, hold the craft knife at an angle closer to the drawing. There are various techniques for etching screen tone, which have been compiled on these pages. The basic technique for holding the craft-knife is illustrated in the figure to the right.
Etch using the point of the blade.
When cutting, hold the craft knife in the same manner that you would a pencil
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Basic Etching Techniques The key point in etching is to note the direction in which the screen tone dots are aligned and to etch at a 22.5° angle, blurring the screen tone sheet's borders. When using crosshatching, note the direction of the dots running crosswise.
For tone where the dots lie at a 45' angle, etch at 22.5' .
Creating a Bokashi (Blurring)
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Anoth er method consists of scratch ing dot by dot by wielding the cra ft knife in a tapping motion.
Use a ta pping o ion to etch the e. hil e this may ime, be patient eep w orking. 11 8
Try using this technique to suggest concrete and other textures.
