1. The process or technique of creating a mezzotint, a printmaking method that produces images through scraping and burnishing a roughened metal plate.
Usage: art and printmaking term; often used in historical and fine art contexts

1. To create a mezzotint; to produce a print using the mezzotinting technique.
Usage: art and printmaking term; present participle of mezzotint

Examples

• The artist spent months mezzotinting the copper plate to achieve the desired tonal effects.
• Mezzotinting was a popular printmaking technique in 17th and 18th century Europe.
• She learned mezzotinting as part of her fine arts degree program.
• The museum's collection includes several examples of mezzotinting from the Baroque period.
• He is currently mezzotinting a portrait that will be exhibited next spring.
• Mezzotinting requires great skill and patience to master the scraping and burnishing techniques.