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Any suggestions for darkening areas etched out of brass?

Thanks for the Idea! I had some all metal black patina from the "sculpt neauvoux" company, and it worked great. When I posted this I thought that the patina chemical I had was only for mild steel, but it did brass just fine.

Liver of sulfur.
http://store.metalliferous.com/prodinfo ... r=45%2E688

It patinates to a deep gold. If you leave it in longer, it continues to darken. To bring out the high spots, shine up the raised areas with a green scrubbie, then carefully buff and polish.