{"product_id":"the-mezzotint-carol-wax-9780764366857","title":"The Mezzotint: History and Technique","description":"Award-winning mezzotint engraver Carol Wax traces the art form's beginnings in 1642, through its growth as a vital British industry for reproducing paintings, to its demise after the invention of photography and resurgence as a means of original expression. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This newly revised edition explains various means for creating dark backgrounds on copper plates and rendering images reductively, or in the mezzotint manner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Copious illustrations accompany step-by-step technical instruction and include prints by practitioners at the forefront of the current mezzotint revival.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Includes helpful information on\u003cbr\u003e - tools\u003cbr\u003e - inks\u003cbr\u003e - papers\u003cbr\u003e - printing techniques\u003cbr\u003e - using mezzotint with other mediums\u003cbr\u003e - related engraving and drypoint techniques\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Additional updates emphasize nontoxic materials and make this book useful to artists with diverse experiences and interests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Wax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764366858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764366857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.90h x 9.70w x 1.80d","brand":"Carol Wax","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130933211391,"sku":"9780764366857","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25c92775-fcfc-44de-87ad-de3636d0c5c1.jpg?v=1687472077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mezzotint-carol-wax-9780764366857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}