{"product_id":"the-mezzotint","title":"The Mezzotint","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive history and how-to treatise on mezzotint engraving, a printmaking technique known for creating lush tonal gradations and dramatic lighting effects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAward-winning mezzotint engraver Carol Wax traces the art form's beginnings in 1642, through its\r\ngrowth as a vital British industry for reproducing paintings, to its\r\ndemise after the invention of photography and resurgence as a means of\r\noriginal expression. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis newly revised edition explains various means\r\nfor creating dark backgrounds on copper plates and rendering images\r\nreductively, or in the mezzotint manner.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopious illustrations accompany\r\nstep-by-step technical instruction and include prints by practitioners\r\nat the forefront of the current mezzotint revival.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIncludes helpful information on\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• tools\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• inks\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• papers\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• printing techniques\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• using mezzotint with other\r\nmediums\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• related engraving and drypoint techniques\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAdditional updates emphasize nontoxic materials and make this book\r\nuseful to artists with diverse experiences and interests.[AuthorName]By Carol Wax[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eCarol Wax\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 York’s 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]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68384009093343,"sku":"9780764366857","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764366857.jpg?v=1793920042","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/the-mezzotint","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}