American Mezzotint Printmaking

American Mezzotint Printmaking

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Mezzotint

"Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line - or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple." -Wikipedia

Shadow Play: Mezzotints by Dodie Warren is a 2018 exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art which says: "In mezzotint, the image surfaces from dark to light. The process begins with the artist repeatedly moving a tool called a rocker across a copperplate to produce a textured burr that will carry the ink. Then, the artist smoothens the burr, diminishing its capacity to catch ink, which yields the lighter-toned areas in the print. The velvety black ink passages and subtle tonal transitions indicative of the mezzotint technique create soft edges and a luminosity that lend well to Warren's subject matter." Accessed 5/18

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