The Mezzotint Print Language The Significance Which Exists In The Contemporary Print Development

"mezzotiont"the source from Italian, mezza the tinta Italy is"the half tint", this method does not use the acid liquor corrosion and the engraver's knife engraves, but is depends upon one kind of handtailor to swing chisels the system and engraves evenly on the metal plate surface punctures innumerable to be possible to accommodate the printing ink the pore, then uses the shaving knife again and presses the knife to shave these pore varying degree, to press evenly, appears the different light and shade level to manufacture the image. This method can display the extremely fine effect, the jet black bottom color and the rich charm middle melody, is other techniques is unable to compare. Therefore, it is called is in the copperplate engraving language one kind of special art manifestation.The article altogether divides four parts ,the first part reviews the mezzotint print the development history and the technical successional variation process and through to 17, the 18th century different themes (portrait, scenery, myth, religion, historical story and so on) the mezzotint print analysis elaboration tradition beautiful supple sandbank print characteristic.The article second part revolves the machinery duplication time, the machinery duplication time to analyze for the 19th century to mezzotint print development influence (winter) mezzotint print characteristic.The third part and The fourth part is the article key part, The third part mainly writes the 20th century the mezzotint technique is utilized later in the creation print to obtain the once more development. Separately from the idea, the technology, the material and so on three aspects analyzes the 20th century beautiful supple sandbank print language the new breakthrough, As well as in contemporary print development significance. Article finally by form form after machinery duplication time before and the 20th century mezzotint print from the main function, the theme, the expression means, the technology evolves, the technical existence significance and the artware itself value several aspect comparisons. Analyzed once for the traditional mezzotint print language again application in the contemporary print development significance.