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mezzotinting

/ˈmɛtsəˌtɪntɪŋ/ /ˈmɛzoʊˌtɪntɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To make such etchings

Examples :

"The artist is mezzotinting a portrait of her grandmother. "
art process

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration make

make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration etchings

etchings noun

/ˈɛtʃɪŋz/

The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.

"The art gallery displayed a collection of old etchings, each one showing detailed scenes of 18th-century London. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration portrait

portrait noun

/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/

A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

"The art teacher displayed a beautiful portrait of her grandfather in the classroom. "

Illustration such

such noun

/sʌt͡ʃ/

Something being indicated that is similar to something else.

"My sister's new job offers a similar salary; it's a good such for someone with her experience. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

Illustration artist

artist noun

/ˈɑːtɪst/ /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/

A person who creates art.

"My sister is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. "