Here is a video and tips on photo etching from
@littleoscilla - “There are a couple different ways to etch. One way is hand drawing using a black sharpie. The sharpie creates a natural resist, so wherever you draw, the metal won’t get etched and whatever is exposed will get etched. Or, you can design them on the computer and print on PnP paper like I did for these pins. After printing, I cut out the image and iron it matte side facing down on the metal, making sure to evenly heat the metal for 5 minutes on polyester/cotton setting. Then, I quench and touch up any spots that might not have been ironed on with a sharpie (I don't have a clip of that part). Next, I use duct tape and styrofoam to make little ‘life rafts.’ I put my mini boats in a plastic container with ferric chloride and leave for 45 mins to 1 hour. Ferric Chloride is used for base metals only. Ferric Nitrate is used for sterling silver. The longer the time in the etchant = deeper the etch. Also, my metal is 14 and 16 gauge in the video, so you’d probably want to use less time for thinner metal gauges.👈 Thanks for reading/watching 💗✨ Music: Bad Friend
by @jon_kruzic or Jon Boy on SoundCloud.🔊" I have been wanting to show etching and share etching tips so when this arrived in my inbox it made my week! Thank you so much! Anyone etching out there, send us your tips! Email me at
corkie@metalsmithsociety.com #photoetching #jewelrymaking #jewelryetching
