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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A technique of brick-and-lime flat roof construction, named after the erstwhile Madras Presidency of colonial South India where it emerged.…
Illusionism
A technique in painting, sculpture and architecture where the artwork simulates the optical reality of the viewer by employing techniques…
Naqshaband
The designer of the naqsha (map or design plan) of Banarasi brocade. They sketch and create the map of motifs…
Engine Oil Painting
Paintings made using engine oil as the pigment binder, instead of typically used oils such as linseed or safflower oil.…
Back Stitch
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lens-based practice
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Radiocarbon Dating
A method of determining the objective age of carbon-based materials by measuring the amount of carbon-14, formed when the nitrogen…