Sand-grain mezzotint (printing process)
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A printing process developed in the 20th century in which mezzotint-like tone is achieved from sandpaper grain. The process was developed as a way to avoid the laborious process of rocking the plate. The plate is passed through the press several times with a sheet of sandpaper; the grains of sand physically displace dots of copper, forming ink-retaining burrs.
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- mezzotint, sand-grain (printing process) [en]