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What is silverpoint and when was it first used? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

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Silver-point carried the advantage that it did not interact with the paint, but a disadvantage it is a medium geared to careful description rather than overt expression.

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the art of drawing with a silver-pointed instrument on paper prepared with a coating of powdered bone or zinc white, creating a fine durable line composed of metal fragments.and it was first used In 1565
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