This document discusses the history and techniques of etching. It begins by defining etching as a method of engraving metal plates, usually copper, with acid to create lines or textures. Some of the early pioneers of etching in the 16th century included Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt, who is considered the greatest etcher. In the 20th century, etching was popular for book illustration. Examples are also given of pre-Hispanic etching techniques used in the Philippines, including bamboo flutes, medicinal mortars, scripts, and weapons from historical collections. The document concludes by outlining the crayon etching process of layering bright and dark crayons then drawing through the top layer to reveal the colors

2. Etching
 Method of engraving in which lines or textures
are bitten, or etched, into a metal plate, usually
copper, with acid.
 Like drawing on the plate in the same direct
way as with pen or pencil on paper.
The first etchings date from the early 16th century, but the basic principle
had been used earlier for the decoration of armour.
Among the pioneers of the medium were Albrecht Altdorfer, Albrecht
Dürer, and Parmigianino; the greatest of all etchers wasRembrandt. In the
20th century, etching was especially popular for book illustration.

3. Pre-hispanic samples
of etching
The ambahan, a poetic literary
form composed of seven-syllable
lines used to convey messages
through metaphors and images.
The ambahan has remained in
existence today chiefly because it
is etched on bamboo tubes using
ancient Southeast Asian, pre-
colonial script called surat
Mangyan
Antique Etched
Bamboo Tribal
Medicinal Mortar &
Pestle

4. Pre-hispanic samples of etching
Flute etching patterns employed
by Bontok craftsmen
Bamboo nose flutes from the C. E.
Smith collection. All of these are
probably of Bontok manufacture

5. Pre-hispanic samples of etching
The Hanunóo script is one of
three forms of the baybayin
that is still in use today.

6. Herbert W. Krieger's
The Collection of
Primitive Weapons and
Armor of the Philippine
Islands in the United
States National Museum
Smithsonian Institution;
United States National
Museum, Bulletin 137
(1926)

7. Crayon Etching Process
1. Fill the desired shape
with light and bright
colored crayons. Do not
use dark colors.

8. Crayon Etching Process
2. When the space is completely covered
with bright colors, use a black or dark
purple crayon to color the entire space .
You can also use black acrylic paint as a
second layer.

9. Crayon Etching Process
3. Using any pointed tip (pencils,
bbq sticks, paper clips), draw on
the black area of the paper and
you will see the color
underneath.

10. Crayon Etching Samples

11. Crayon Etching Samples