Question

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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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