Since there is apparently no other source for ready mixed White Ground currently available, I'm offering it here.  I've used White Ground (the recipe from Frank Cassara's article in "Artist's Proof",  popularized in Ruth Leaf's book) for decades, and have also developed my own recipe for a similar but more permeable ground ( PG-11) which is similar, and is used similarly.  I have found White Ground to be too "hard" a stopout for my purposes.  You can get great textural effects, but if your expectations are too specific it ends up stopping out too much, or not enough. The other stopout offers more of a range of tones, and a higher degree of control, though even with it precise tonal control is quite a trick. (Of course, precise tonal control with etchings is always quite a trick!)  For those interested, here are some more detailed technical notes.

I'm offering a 4oz jar of White Ground for $5.00,  and a 4oz jar  of the PG-11 for the same, $5.00.  A shipping & handling charge of $12.00 (domestic) or $20.00 (outside US) will apply to each order, regardless of quantity ordered for orders of 4 jars or less.  For orders of more than 4 jars or questions, please email me at elgon@etchings.org.

 

4oz jar of White Ground (Cassara recipe)	jar lid makes a handy palette	4oz jar of PG-11