A technique in painting, sculpture and architecture where the artwork simulates the optical reality of the viewer by employing techniques such as perspective, foreshortening and modelling to depict real objects with mimetic precision.
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Weft-Interlocked Technique
A form of tapestry weaving wherein weft threads of opposing colours are looped onto the same two warp threads to…
Counted-Thread Embroidery
A form of embroidery where the warp and weft are uniformly counted, resulting in a uniform, even pattern. It is…
Woodcut
A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces…
Chromolithography
A chemical-based printing method for the production of coloured prints using stone or grained zinc surface plates and grease-based inks.…
Shisha
Derived from the Persian word shisheh, meaning “glass.” Also known as mirror-work, it is an embroidery technique in which small…
Screen-Printing
Also known as serigraphy and silk-screen printing, it is a stencil-based technique of printing on a substrate such as paper…
Back Stitch
A variety of the stem or split stitch, wherein individual stitches are made in the opposite direction of the embroidery.…
Japanese Ink Wash Technique
Known as sumi-e (black ink painting) in Japanese, it is a painting technique that uses black ink in water in…