printmaking

How Did Lithography Change Printmaking?

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How Did Lithography Change Printmaking? Its invention made it possible to print a much wider range of marks and areas of tone than possible with earlier printmaking relief or intaglio methods. It also made colour printing easier: areas of different colours can be applied to separate stones and overprinted onto the same sheet. What is

Which Intaglio Process Can Achieve Tonal Effects?

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Which Intaglio Process Can Achieve Tonal Effects? Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple. What is the first tonal method to be used enabling