What is Metal Etching?
Etching, from the German word meaning “to eat,” is cutting into a surface of a material using acid. Etching is done on a variety of materials including glass, Plexiglas, and metal. Metal etching in particular is an industrial manufacturing technique, an art technique, and a technique for branding and identifying property. Etching was a technique used by many European artists including Albrecht Dürer, Francisco Goya, Rembrandt, and James A. McNeill Whistler to make prints before other processes gained favor.
