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  2. Chigiri-e - Wikipedia

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    Chigiri-e (ちぎり絵) is a Japanese art form in which the primary technique uses coloured paper that is torn to create images, and may resemble a water colour painting. The technique dates from the Heian period of Japanese history when it was often used in conjunction with calligraphy. Handmade paper is essential for the creation of chigiri ...

  3. China painting - Wikipedia

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    The paint is then transferred to "potter's tissue", a thin but tough tissue paper, using a press. The tissue is then positioned face-down over the ceramic and rubbed to transfer the paint to the surface. [23] This technique was introduced for both underglaze and overglaze transfer in Worcester in the mid-1750s. [24]

  4. Washi - Wikipedia

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    Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. [1] Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp, and is used in many traditional arts.

  5. Rubbing (art) - Wikipedia

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    A rubbing of portions of a book cover Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial make rubbings of names.. A rubbing is a reproduction of the texture of a surface created by placing a piece of paper or similar material over the subject and then rubbing the paper with something to deposit marks, most commonly charcoal or pencil but also various forms of blotted and rolled ink, chalk, wax, and ...

  6. List of art techniques - Wikipedia

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    Types of art techniques There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art ...

  7. Papel picado - Wikipedia

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    Papel picado is considered a Mexican folk art. The designs are commonly cut from as many as 40-50 colored tissue papers stacked together and using a guide or template, a small mallet, and chisels, creating as many as fifty banners at a time. [2] Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors.

  8. Xuan paper - Wikipedia

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    Xuan paper, Shuen paper, or rice paper, is a kind of paper originating in ancient China used for writing and painting. Xuan paper is renowned for being soft and fine-textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting .

  9. Korean paper - Wikipedia

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    Two-dimensional hanji art uses paper of various colors to create an image in a similar format as a painting. However, the paper itself is folded and crumpled to make the image stick up from the paper it is adhered to. People make various shapes with Hanji and frame it to exhibit on their wall. Three-dimensional hanji art is similar to paper ...