1. a method of engraving on copper or steel by scraping and burnishing areas on a roughened surface to produce tones
Usage: printmaking
2. a print made by the mezzotint process
Usage: printmaking

1. to engrave in mezzotint
Usage: printmaking

Examples

• The artist specialized in mezzotint, creating rich tonal effects impossible with line engraving.
• This mezzotint portrait shows remarkable depth and subtle gradations of light and shadow.
• The museum’s collection includes several 18th-century mezzotints by famous printmakers.
• She learned to mezzotint copper plates during her printmaking workshop.
• The mezzotint technique produces velvety blacks and smooth transitions between tones.
• He decided to mezzotint the landscape rather than use traditional etching methods.