Well Intaglio (that’s in-TAL-io, NOT in-TAG-lio tyvm!) class is over and I’ve got my prints.  Some are “better” than others, but overall I’d say my elephant plate was a success.  Clement’s “Valkyrie” also turned out well (Congrats to him on his first ever intaglio prints!)

It was nice to get back into the studio, but this time around I found that I definitely had more of an aversion to black ink-stained hands and fingernails.  Back in my college days I recall pulling plates out of acid, inking them, etc. all without any gloves!  And somehow back then it was easier to pull consistent prints.  For this class I just wanted *one* I could be satisfied with.

Here’s the “closest to perfect” I could get:

The edges aren’t as clean as they should be and I couldn’t seem to get my print dark enough no matter how much ink I tried to leave.  But overall I’m happy with the result.