Glass Etching

History -Glass etching started around the 15th Century. Artists scratched directly onto cast or hand-blown glass, creating designs, motifs and pictures. -Acid etching was developed in the 1860’s and the cutting was finer and more exquisite. -As the types of acids used in this process were extremely hazardous, a mold-etch process was invented in the 1920’s and later widely used in the 1930’s. Molds were used to mass produce etched glassware and later became known as Depression glass.

So what is Glass etching? Glass etching is: The process of treating areas of glass to create a roughened, frosted glass design. We will be using Glass etch cream: It has a diluted acid that lightly eats away at the surface of glass.

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So what we are doing today? Create three ideas for your etching in your notebook. Find your composition size. Measure using paper. On the paper play with using shape to make an image.

1: Plan out a design you want to do and sketch it out. The Etching process. 1: Plan out a design you want to do and sketch it out. 2: Create a stencil of the design you have created. 3: Wash a glass in warm, soapy water and dry it completely. 4: Apply your stencil to your glass. 5: Make sure every edge of your stencil is firmly stuck to the glass. (if you do not do this your design will have bad edges.)

6: We will use a brush to apply a thick layer of etching cream to the exposed glass. And let it sit for 15-30 min. 7: Rinse the cream thoroughly with warm water. Remove the stencil.