Woodcut

Techniques & Processes Modern & Contemporary Art

A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces around its contours is carved off. The raised image retains the ink and is printed on the desired surface, usually paper.

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Dovetail

A method of tapestry weaving where wefts of two different colours are woven onto the same warp threads. This method…

Tapestry Weave

A weft-facing technique of weaving, wherein coloured weft yarns are interlaced with plain-coloured warp. The design is created using the…

Persian Knot

Also known as a Senneh knot, it is a technique of hand-knotting found in rugs from eastern Iran, India and…

Fresco Buono

Literally meaning “true fresh” in Italian, it is a painting technique in which the paint is applied to wet plaster,…

Glass Plate Negative

A photographic negative produced using a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion of silver compounds, in use in plate…

Piping

A type of embellishment or trim in which a folded strip of cloth is sewn around an edge to accentuate…

Twill Weave

A weave in which the weft is passed over and then under multiple warp threads in a repetitive sequence. It…

Somak Weaving

A flat-weave tapestry weaving technique where weft yarns are wrapped over four warp threads before being twisted back under the…