Mezzotint is one of the oldest printing techniques. It was the printing method of choice by publishers and clients during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is a time consuming deductive method that can produce the most delicate of gray tones and the smoothest tonal transitions from light to dark and is still the most versatile and beautiful of the old techniques.
Steam Drill Mezzotint
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Chris Nowicki studied in Ohio at the Toledo Museum of Art School of Design receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, a Master of Fine Arts Degree at the University of Washington, then a Professorship at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Art in Wroclaw Poland. ... more by Chris Nowicki »