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  2. Rosette (design) - Wikipedia

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    The formalised flower motif is often carved in stone or wood to create decorative ornaments for architecture and furniture, and in metalworking, jewelry design and the applied arts to form a decorative border or at the intersection of two materials. Rosette decorations have been used for formal military awards.

  3. Botanical illustration - Wikipedia

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    While a few drawings were done in black ink or pencil, most were finely enhanced with watercolor. Many were published in Flora Parisiensis , [ 53 ] by Poiteau and Turpin (1808) and some by Turpin (and Ernestine Panckoucke ) in Flore médicale [ 54 ] by François-Pierre Chaumeton (1814–1820).

  4. Traditional patterns of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The reason for making the Dancheong pattern was to protect the structure from decay from rain or wind. Dancheong was especially useful at showing colours important to Korea, these were blue, red, black, yellow, white, black. [5] At court, the order of precedency and position were exhibited through a court suit's embroidered pattern.

  5. Op art - Wikipedia

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    Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. [1] Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or swelling or warping.

  6. Trois crayons - Wikipedia

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    As drawing techniques evolved, artists combined red chalk with other chalks, including white chalk. The use of white chalk allowed artists to enhance lighting effects in their drawings. However, since white chalk was barely visible on white paper or parchment, artists began to use a toned background to allow the technique to work effectively.

  7. Oshibana - Wikipedia

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    Oshibana (押し花) is the art of using pressed flowers and other botanical materials to create an entire picture from these natural elements. [1] Such pressed flower art consists of drying flower petals and leaves in a flower press to flatten them, exclude light and press out moisture. These elements are then used to "paint" an artistic ...

  8. Overlapping circles grid - Wikipedia

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    The name "Flower of Life" is given to the overlapping circles pattern in New Age publications. Of special interest is the hexafoil or six-petal rosette derived from the "seven overlapping circles" pattern, also known as " Sun of the Alps " from its frequent use in alpine folk art in the 17th and 18th century.

  9. Kolam - Wikipedia

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    If that is the case, the same pattern or a different pattern fills/uses up the remaining dot grids. Most of the times, these patterns together end up becoming a complex pattern. [citation needed] a pattern in which a stroke runs around each dot incompletely, but open. a pattern in which strokes (kodu / kotto) are connected between the dots ...