Rohrer & Klingner Etching Hard Ground is a traditional wax ground designed to coat an etching plate as an acid resist. It can be melted onto a heated metal plate and then applied by either a roller or a dabber until it is spread evenly over the plate. Once the ground is dry, the plate can be smoked or blackened using wax tapers. A tool such as an etching needle can then be used to draw into the ground.
This hard ground is suitable for most etching processes and is soluble in turpentine. It is also available in transparent.
Rohrer & Klingner was established in 1892 by Johann Adolf Rohrer in Leipzig, Germany, and remains one of Europe’s premier ink and tusche producers. The company boasts a fifth generation of lithography specialists and a team that has a passion for manufacturing high specification ink. Following well established recipes, each bottle of ink is produced by hand, combining naturally binding, renewable materials with the respective colourant.
Product weight: 28g including packaging, 23g without packaging.
