Mezzotint in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Mezzotint in Tagalog/Filipino ?

Meaning of   Mezzotint in Tagalog is : metsotint

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Defenition of word Mezzotint

  • a print made from an engraved copper or steel plate on which the surface has been partially roughened, for shading, and partially scraped smooth, giving light areas. The technique was much used in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries for the reproduction of paintings.
  • engrave (a picture) in mezzotint.

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In the 18th century mezzotints were issued in a highly artificial and codified manner - proofs before all letters, proofs with scratched letters - and aimed therefore at a sophisticated collecting fraternity.