This artwork was created with the rotogravure technique. Therefore I had to evenly spread out black, wax-like paste on a polished copperplate. Then I scratched away the black paste with a really thin, fine needle. Thereafter the copperplate was etched in a acid bath. The waxed parts keep spared, the scratched parts becomes grooves. Then I washed away the paste and filled the grooves with black print colour paste. Now, the copperplate was ready for printing with a special machine. The heavy drum pressed down the copperplate into an absorbent, humid paper sheet, which soaked up the black colour. And here you see the result.^^
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Gaby Moncada 21 Oct 2008
woooooow... amazing!!!Ben DeBiase 25 Sep 2007
interesting method...not sure if i completely understand how you did it...i'll have to research it more...very awesome rendering...Jerry 08 Jun 2007
Outstanding artwork and lines!María Paz Fernández 03 Jun 2007
i totally love this picture... but.. i think the scar goes on the other side of his face :s that's the only detail i think i see on this.. XD who am i to judge anyway?! i havent done anything like this! and i love kenshin! XD great artwork!Anonymous Guest 02 Jun 2007
his is an excellent piece.