Etching brass?

[nachoman]

for PC boards, the process is to laser print a negative of the design on glossy photo paper, lay the design down on the copper clad board, and iron the pattern onto the copper clad board. The heat from the iron will transfer the toner from the printed image to the copper board, and when submerged in the etchant solution, all will be etched except where the toner is. When I have done PC boards using this method, it reproduces details and fine lines quite well. I wonder if I could, for instance, take the a drawing of a tender with the rivet detail, iron the image onto brass, and etch it to leave the rivet detail raised above the rest of the brass.