Aquatint

This process didn't work at all in my opinion, this could be down to a number of factors, firstly the process was very confusing and I wasn't too sure with what outcome I was aiming to achieve, the oil pastel might not have blocked off certain areas as much as I had hoped and lastly, the process might not have been done enough times to get the best outcome. 

I don't think I would use this process again because it seemed too complicated and it wouldn't create the effect that suits my style because it comes out very dark and unclear so the marks are unseen.

Dry point etching

I began by creating an image on an aluminium plate and then inked up the plate and this was the outcome, I wasnt too happy with it because it wasn't visually interesting because the composition was very plain.

I then decided to junk up the plate again with a different colour to see if it would make a difference. Although the image is brighter it didn't make up for the fact that the composition is still plain. 

I etched into the plate a bit more to create a better composition and inked the plate up once again, I believe this piece is better due to the development in the image. I learnt from this that I need to push myself to develop an image as far as possible and not to stay in my comfort zone. The print isn't as clear as I had hoped which I think is because of the uneven layer of ink that I'd put on the plate but overall I am fairly happy with this print in comparison to the other ones.