Drypoint Trials with a Pig

I made another experimental drypoint on acetate, this time one of the pigs.

 
The thin acetate plate and the graver after inking

I made 6 prints and each one was different. Different inking affected the result most as I kept the pressure on the press the same.

This is a run through with quite dark ink

 

Paler, with more wiping away plus watercolour tinting

 

Darker with watercolour tinting

Image 4.5 x 3 x75 inches

The main problem seems to be keeping my grubby fingerprints off the plate.