The Mezzotint

A comprehensive history and how-to treatise on mezzotint engraving, a printmaking technique known for creating lush tonal gradations and dramatic lighting effects



Award-winning mezzotint engraver Carol Wax traces the art form's beginnings in 1642, through its
growth as a vital British industry for reproducing paintings, to its
demise after the invention of photography and resurgence as a means of
original expression.



This newly revised edition explains various means
for creating dark backgrounds on copper plates and rendering images
reductively, or in the mezzotint manner.



Copious illustrations accompany
step-by-step technical instruction and include prints by practitioners
at the forefront of the current mezzotint revival.



Includes helpful information on

• tools

• inks

• papers

• printing techniques

• using mezzotint with other
mediums

• related engraving and drypoint techniques



Additional updates emphasize nontoxic materials and make this book
useful to artists with diverse experiences and interests.