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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A form of kantha embroidery that is characterised by running stitches that resemble waves. From the Persian word lehr, meaning…
An instructional code that translates the designs to be woven in Kani shawls. The code is written on a sheet…
A weft-facing technique of weaving, wherein coloured weft yarns are interlaced with plain-coloured warp. The design is created using the…
Skilled artisan involved in the process of making Benarasi brocade textiles, who punch holes in a card corresponding to a…
Any mode of communication or creative expression involving the use of cameras and related technology — spanning across photography, video,…
A needlework technique that uses stitches resembling bones extending from the spine of a herring fish. It is found in…
Meaning “little dream,” it is a woven brocade, characterised by a dense and rich zari work on the surface that…
An early photographic technique invented by William Henry Fox Talbot, who patented it in 1841. Also known as talbotype, the…