Article · Angus Grant Art
Mezzotint Etching
By Angus Grant
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2015
About this lesson
An artist's candid account of hand-rocking a copper plate for mezzotint, covering the labor of creating an even ground of burr across the whole surface, then selectively polishing areas lighter and proofing progress along the way.
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