National Portrait Gallery | How are etchings and aquatints made? | Artistic Techniques @nationalportraitgallery | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Ever wondered how etchings and aquatints are actually made? Watch printmaker Amy-Jane Blackhall and artist Tristan Reid make an etching and aquatint, demonstrating the tools and techniques involved in this type of printmaking.

An audio-described version of this film can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=XpH4Pk74gaA

Don't forget to check out the final print on display at the Gallery: npg.org.uk/visit