Mezzotint

メゾチント / 1640s– / Technique / Intaglio Printing

先将整块版打毛以印出深黑，再把亮部磨回——图像自丝绒般的黑暗中浮现，而非由线条构成。

丝绒般的黑 / 由暗到明 / 柔和的层次 / 磨出的亮部

辞典词条

适用场景: Comparing primary sources and canonical works；Extracting principles that transfer to other media
字体: Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
版面: Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
材料: Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
注意: Not a dark gradient effect. Reflect the inverted process — carving light out of a roughened plate — in the tonal design.
延伸阅读: rocker / burnisher / tonal printmaking / dark manner