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 itsgrowth as a vital British industry for reproducing paintings, to itsdemise after the invention of photography and resurgence as a means oforiginal expression.

This newly revised edition explains various meansfor creating dark backgrounds on copper plates and rendering imagesreductively, or in the mezzotint manner.

Copious illustrations accompanystep-by-step technical instruction and include prints by practitionersat the forefront of the current mezzotint revival.

Includes helpful information on
tools
inks
papers
printing techniques
using mezzotint with othermediums
related engraving and drypoint techniques

Additional updates emphasize nontoxic materials and make this bookuseful to artists with diverse experiences and interests.[AuthorName]By Carol Wax[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Carol Wax is an artist whose award-winning mezzotint engravings are in numerous museum collections. In addition to writing, she lectures, teaches printmaking, and makes art in New Yorks Hudson Valley.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]293 b/w and color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]History and Technique[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]293 b/w and color images[/ColorPattern]