mezzotint

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

mezzo-tinto

manière noire

Synonymes

engraving

halftone

midtone

half tone

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”).