SHIM/Printmaking -
Mezzotint
Mezzotint is an engraving technique developed in the seventeenth century which allows for thecreation of prints with soft gradations of tone and rich and velvety blacks.
The process involves indenting the metal printing plate by rocking a toothed metal tool across the surface. Each pit holds ink, and if printed at this stage the image would be solid black. However the printmaker creates dark and light tones by gradually rubbing down or burnishing the rough surface to various degrees of smoothness to reduce the ink-holding capacity of areas of the plate.
-Tate, UK
MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
• Invitations to participate in guild- and member-initiated exhibitions, portfolios, and projects
• Info listed on SHIM's Exhibitor Group Page
• Artsy uploads per semester and per exhibition
• Invitations to participate in SHIM/Printmaking – Mezzotint exhibitions organized via SHIM Art Network and discounts on Exhibitor Fees
CURRENT MEMBERS
Barbara Rizza Mellin
Caroline Koenders
Cleo Wilkinson
Connie Wolfe
Deborah Chapman
Denise Saint-Onge
Devon Stackonis
Donald Furst
E. Valentine DeWald, II
E.J. Howorth
Erin Wohletz
Faith Thomas
Guy Langevin
Hui-ju Chang
Igor Kashinskiy
Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco
Jayne Reid Jackson
Jeremy Plunkett
Johannes Vandenhoeck
Kirsten Flaherty
Lenny Librizzi
Leo Rodriquez
Leslie Shniffer
Linda Whitney
Mar Gasca Madrigal
Marina Kim
Nan Mulder
Nozomi Kato
Peili Huang
Randie Feil
Rita Vandevorst
Silvana Martignoni
Sjoerd Tegelaers
Snezana Petrovic
Sonia Mottier
Stanley Peach
Stuart Brocklehurst
Stuart Duffin
Tomasz Winiarski
Yolanda Carbajales
Yuko Chigawa
Zenglei