I began etching on the bottle using the etching tool shown in post 12/06/23. I started with the typography and then worked my way around to the branches and otter.

At this stage, I just went over the outlines traced onto the bottle.

To begin with, I wasn't sure if the etching was going through so took a damp wipe to remove the paint where I had already etched.

As I etched the outline I continued to remove the paint with the damp cloth as this ensured I was able to see the etched outline and made it easier to see which bits I had already done.

At this stage, the bottle looks messy as the paint is still visible, so are some of the traced lines. However, from the earlier practice run, I knew this was to be expected and decided to trust the process. It is quite hard to see the outlines with a white background due to the lines being so thin.

I washed off the majority of the white paint - not being too fussed about little white specs left as I would be thoroughly washing the bottle later. I decided to hold it against a black background as this allowed for a much clearer view of the outline.

I repeated this process on the other three bottles, finding the outlines to be much more time-consuming than expected. It took a full working day to do all four outlines as I wanted to make sure they were as accurate as possible.