We acquired a lot of broken pieces of Hokie Stone laying around from all the construction. We had lots of ideas of things to do with it in our apartment, but we'd get drunk too early on the weekends we could do anything with it to use power tools.
Salt printing is an old process technique whereby paper is treated with a solution of salt and silver nitrate and then subjected to outdoor exposure (sunlight). The resulting salt process âsun pictureâ is characteristic for its matt appearance, and reddish brown colouring.
Art Terminology. Intaglio-The process of incising a design beneath the surface of a metal or stone. Plates are inked only in the etched depressions on the plates and then the plate surface is wiped clean. The ink is then transferred onto the paper through an etching press. The reverse of this process is known as relief printing.