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 Carol Sanchez said...

My name is Carol Sanchez and I will custom hand-rock mezzotint copper plates for Takach Press Co.. I made my first Mezzotint in 1994 and have produced many mezzotint prints since, and I'm still rocking! !!!. When you order mezzotint plates you will have the choice of coarseness/finish of your plate. The finish is determined by the gauge of the rocker. The gauge of rocker is basically lines per inch. A 45= coarse, deeper pit, plate will hold up longer, takes longer to burnish and scrape to pure whites. A 65=medium fine finish, easier to burnish/scrape to pure white, has a softer quality (Visually). A 85=very fine much softer and delicate quality very easy to get to pure whites, good for delicate imagery. All gauges produce rich,lush and velvet blacks that is what known for mezzotint. For my own work I tend to mostly use 45 and 65 gauge. In keeping with the high quality that Takach Press provides, the plates will be thoroughly rocked at the highest and finest quality.
Carol Sanchez

3/10/2008 9:11 PM  

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