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aquatint mezzotint -
A plate is first bitten in a solid aquatint, then a design is worked on top of the aquatint with a scraper and burnisher.
If the aquatinted plate was inked and printed without any burnishing or working, the plate would print solid black. The lightest areas of the print are the most worked with the aquatint flattened. This is a fairly tedious method, burnishing and flattening areas to be lightened. In the traditional mezzotint, the pattern is derived from a mezzotint rocker that is rocked back and forth across the plate until the pattern is achieved. The plate is inked, wiped and run through the press for each print.
mezzotint detail
Studio Shirt
mezzotint- zinc plate
12” x 16”
nfs
detail