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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Kajli Siyahi
A technique associated with the Patna School, where paintings are rendered directly by paintbrush on the surface, without using pencilled…
Gouache
An opaque water-soluble paint that contains a gum binder and a white pigment such as chalk mixed with a high…
Calotype
An early photographic technique invented by William Henry Fox Talbot, who patented it in 1841. Also known as talbotype, the…
Chiaroscuro
A technique used in the visual arts to represent strong contrasts of light and shadow and emphasise three-dimensional space and…
Engine Oil Painting
Paintings made using engine oil as the pigment binder, instead of typically used oils such as linseed or safflower oil.…
Overdye
In textile production, it is the practice of dyeing a fabric or yarn that has already been dyed.
Relief Printing
A printmaking process in which the printing surface is cut or etched with the design to be printed. Methods of…
Katorna
The process of trimming extra threads on the reverse side of a brocade after weaving. The term is derived from…