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<p><b>Mezzotint</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=monochrome_printmaking">monochrome printmaking</a> process of the <a href="page.php?w=intaglio_%28printmaking%29">intaglio</a> family. It was the first printing process that yielded half-tones without using line- or dot-based techniques like <a href="page.php?w=hatching">hatching</a>, cross-hatching or <a href="page.php?w=stipple">stipple</a>. Mezzotint achieves tonality by roughening a metal plate with thousands of little dots made by a metal tool with small teeth, called a "rocker". In printing,</p><p>
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