Last week I happened upon videos about kitchen lithography. It got me very excited! I couldn’t wait to try the process out for myself. But, what occurred to me was that it was the acidic properties of cola that was responsible for the etch. This led me to believe that white vinegar might be a more practical alternative to etch with. Practical in the sense that it’s just as acidic as cola, can be re-used many times, thereby becoming more cost effective. As you can see by the results on the video, the process works equally as well using white vinegar as the etch instead of cola. Here is a list of the materials you’ll need to do the process yourself:
1. Heavy Duty aluminum foil (Use dull side to work on)
2. Gloves
3. Litho crayon
4. Piece of plexi-glass
5. Vegetable oil
6. Paper towels
7. Plastic tub
8. White vinegar
9. Water
10. Etching or relief ink
11. Brayer
12. Sponges
13. Trays for water
14. Paper
15. Spoon or etching press
I plan to try more experiments using white vinegar in the future. Will post more results for you to see.
P.S. I had two semesters of lithography at community college so I know what I’m talking about. 🙂 (ha ha!)
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Great vid…how many times can you use the foil to print with?
I don't have etch ink…..I don't have industrial size etching press but i could find an alternative; sit on it, jump on it and do a belly flop
I watched all that wondering what the fuck is he making , to see a pic of a dog my ten year old would draw in 5min lol
New subscriber here. Thanks!
I never saw the picture of dog from where it came from..and too much work
vinegar oil and dog= dog salat
I;m an Angel and you need to REPENT!!!
Printing had to start somewhere, the ancient chinese invented printing over a 1000 years ago. I remember as an apprentice 35 years ago being shown something similar to this with a wax crayon on a litho stone. We all thought what a waste of time back then as we were all running machines 5000 A1 sheets an hour single colour. Nowadays its 12000 4 colour 2 sides an hour,the skill and soul has left the printing world. I enjoyed this vid.
WHY?
..why not just draw it on the paper?
I choose to continue using sharpie permanent markers, thank you! Clean, quick, and inexpensive! Oh! And same results!
you are fake
All that and I could have done the same thing 10 times faster with a sharpie.
that was ridiculous…just draw it…and done
What a waste of time! Martha Stewart on crack
It's not "etch" it's ETCHANT!    One would think someone making a tutorial would know this…
Dutch Mordant or nothing.
To much hassle !!! God old laser printer match faster
Ink and printing aside, will the white vinegar method work to etch zinc?
say what now, now that you've created your design, with what and how, do you use a potato or a pencil or a crayon.
Wow. Amazing technique!!
Tell me again, why did I want to do this?
stupid
I am going to assume that you drew your image on the foil with the markers (perhaps that part of the video was edited out?)
Interesting..But what type of pen/ink or tip did you draw the dog's head with? Thanks for the vid.
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I did lithography and etching at University for an art credit, and still have the plates, but it never ocourred to me that I could DIY the process at home with alu foil and vinegar! That's totally cool! I was thinking a rolling pin with a lot of pressure woud work for the "press"…? Since the foil is so thin, I bet it sticks down and isnzt likely to slip around under the paper. Anyideas for DIYing the litho ink?! For the millenials who just want to scan and print, art existed before electricity and will exist after the last EMP. Study up now, cause when the SHTF your printer will be "off".
Can you substitute the litho crayon for another drawing tool?
Great demo on using vinegar in home brew etching. Simple and to the point. Evidently not simple enough though as so many commenters clearly missed the point. Not sure what you did to attract such a vortex of stupidity – lucky you.
Steups!
This is just brilliant, i ve done the heavy stone litho and it's just so cumbersome. My only problem with this is the press' how do one do DIY etching/litho press? Would the hydro bottle jack one provide enough pressure?
what a waste of time
gay cunt
or you can just draw in on with a fucking sharpie…
Yawn. I'll just stick with silly putty.
that was a lot of effort for one print
that pic is ugly.
may you draw prezident jackson and number 20
If you don't.like it, don't search for vinegar printing or don't hit the play button if you come across this video. No one makes you watch it, nasty people!
I wish to know how you made the drawing on the aluminum foil, please.
hmm… im lazy, im just gonna use a printer
very funny
This technique is a great!. I've tried litho with stones and it's really heavy to deal with. I will definitely try this method. Thanks for share!
I have NO IDEA what is going on here ?
What a convoluted way to print an image. Would be quicker to do the potatoe and ink stencil thing.