“Virtual mezzotint using a model-driven strategy” by Tasaki, Mizuno and Okada
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- Virtual mezzotint using a model-driven strategy
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Abstract:
Mezzotint is one of the copperplate printing techniques developed around Europe during the Middle Ages, in which an entire plate surface is roughened by various steel tools such as rockers, halftone combs. A rocker is used to create many dots while burrs rise out of the plate. Burrs hold some additional ink making slight blots and blurs at the print. After the roughening process, the plate is scraped in order to control the remaining ink around burrs. Then, the scraped portions produce halftones at the print. If the artist want brighter effects, the plate is burnished using a burnisher. As a result of these processes, the mezzotint print acquires a gradation effect from velvety black to highlighted white. Generally, it is a very onerous and time-consuming process for artists to roughen an entire plate. The proposed method aims to make mezzotint convenient and enjoyable even for non-expert users and children.
References:
1. Hasegawa, K. 1994. The Modern Japanese Print Artists Series Kiyoshi Hasegawa. Reifu Shobo.
2. Tasaki, D., Mizuno, S., And Okada, M. 2004. Virtual Drypoint by a Model-driven Strategy. CG Forum 23, 3, 431–440.
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