Franc makes etchings/engravings the same way etchers have been doing for centuries.
Old masters such as Durer and Rembrandt perfected this technique of working lines into a copper plate to produce a very fine image when printed.
    The copper plate is covered with a wax ground and drawn into  with a steel point, exposing the copper surface.  It is then immersed in nitric acid, this will etch exactly where the lines were drawn.  Timing is crucial, since the longer the plate remains in the acid, the deeper and wider the lines become. A broad variety of lines can be obtained with this process.
    When the image is properly etched in the plate, the wax is washed off.  Franc often adds more to an image by engraving directly into the copper with a burin. His prints are pulled on a hand cranked press in editions of up to 150.
    Most of Franc's time is devoted to etching but all of his works ( etchings, water-colours, and acrylics) demonstrate his sense of observation and his commitment to precision.

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