Etching on textured paper of a young man with messy hair taking a selfie with a camera, drawn with cross-hatched lines.

The art of laser engraved etching

Peter Chater

Since early 2025, art technologist Peter Chater has been developing innovative new methods for making etching plates using a laser engraver. This process offers artists new, high-tech, methods for intaglio printmaking, without using grounds and acids. The resulting plates are then hand-printed on an etching press using the traditional methods.

This website both showcases examples of Peter’s work and shows artists how to use these exciting techniques.

About this website

A laser engraving machine in the process of creating an etching plate.

Featured Artworks

Aiden mirror selfie (1), 2025
from £190.00

Small
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 19 × 14.5 cm (framed 26 × 21.5 cm)
edition of 50 + 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Medium
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 26.2 x 21.2 cm (framed 33.2 × 28.2)
edition of 25 plus 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Aiden mirror selfie (2), 2025
from £190.00

Small
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 19 × 14.5 cm (framed 26 × 21.5 cm)
edition of 50 + 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Medium
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 26.2 x 21.2 cm (framed 33.2 × 28.2)
edition of 25 plus 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Sudais in a Landscape, 2025
from £190.00

Small
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 19 × 14.5 cm (framed 26 × 21.5 cm)
edition of 50 + 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Medium
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 26.2 x 21.2 cm (framed 33.2 × 28.2)
edition of 25 plus 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Tube Train, 2025
from £190.00

Small
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 19 × 14.5 cm (framed 26 × 21.5 cm)
edition of 50 + 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back

Medium
hand printed etching on Rives BFK 250g paper
paper 26.2 x 21.2 cm (framed 33.2 × 28.2)
edition of 25 plus 5 AP
signed and numbered on the back