If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint,he or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon.

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In mezzotint, the artist starts with a fully textured plate that prints as solid black. To create lighter areas, such as a bright moon, the artist smooths or scrapes away the burrs on the plate's surface, reducing the amount of ink it holds and thus creating lighter tones.

If an Artist Wanted to Create an Image of a Bright