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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 ...
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The International Mezzotint Society (I.M.S.) was established in 1997 by Dr. A. David Crown. There are more than 80 members internationally. The primary objective is to share enthusiasm and information, and spread knowledge of the technique and its history, to other artists who may presently feel somewhat isolated.
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The history and preparation of the Mezzotint plate; Ludwig von Siegen, an amateur printmaker in the 17th Century, first invented mezzotint, or 'half tone process'. This was found to be especially useful for the reproduction of paintings;
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"The copper-plate it [the mezzotint] is done upon, when the artist first takes it into hand, is wrought all over with an edg'd tool, so as to make the print one even black, like night: and his whole work after this, is merely introducing the lights into it;
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The mezzotint process was invented in 1625 by Ludwig Von Siegen. Today, the surface of the mezzotint plate is prepared in exactly the same manner as in the 17th century. A polished copper plate is roughened with a tool called a rocker, a sort of curved knife with sharp steel teeth and a wooden handle.
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David Crown, M.D. is the Director of The International Mezzotint Society ... For additional information about The International Mezzotint Society visit ... The International Mezzotint Society...
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Mezzotint; Mezzotint is among the most physically demanding mediums in art, one tried and quickly abandoned as "too difficult", for example, by the great printmaker M.C. Escher. A copper plate is "rocked" with a curved, notched blade until the surface is entirely pitted.
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