mezzotint

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
2. An etching or print made using this method.

Verb

To make such etchings

Έννοιες

τρόπος χαλκογραφίας

Συνώνυμα

engraving

halftone

midtone

half tone

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).