2026 Printmaking - ETCHING WITH HARDGROUNDCome create your own original limited edition prints from a brass plate and you will be taught an intensive range of hardground etching technical skills. Hardground is an acid resist that is rolled onto the degreased copper plate and then smoked with tapers. An ETCHING NEEDLE removes the ground to expose the copper which is etched. This linear method achieves tonal and textural ranges by varying etching times, density of the line work and contrasting