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Six’s technique
Six’s technique was a technique used by Attic black-figure vase painters first described by the Dutch scholar Jan Six in 1888. It involves laying on figures in white or red on a black surface and incising the details so that the black shows through. It was in regular use for the decoration of the […]
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Six principles of Chinese painting
The Six principles of Chinese painting were established by Xie He, a writer, art historian and critic in 6th century China. He is most famous for his “Six points to consider when judging a painting” ( Pinyin:Huìhuà Liùfa), taken from the preface to his book “The Record of the Classification of Old Painters” ( […]
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Sistine Chapel ceiling
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. The ceiling is that of the large Sistine Chapel built within the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV, begun in 1477 and finished by 1480.
Its various painted elements comprise part of a larger […]
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Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, which evokes the Temple of the Old Testament, its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo, whose ceiling is legendary, and its […]
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Shilparatna
Shilparatna is a classical text on traditional South Indian representational-performing arts. It is particularly influential in painting and theatrical performance. It was authored by Srikumara in 16th century A.D. In this the word Shilpa (sculptural) Ratna (Gems) is used as a broad term embodying artistic forms that either uses the body as a medium […]
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Shaped canvas
Shaped canvas paintings are done on canvas in a shape other than the traditional, flat rectangle. This may be more traditionally done by creating a different edge form and retaining a flat painting surface, as in a tondo made on a circular stretcher or panel, or less traditionally by moving the surface by stuffing […]
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Round and Round
Round and Round is a faux finish technique of applying paint in a circular motion, usually with a sponge.
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Sandpainting
Sandpainting is the art of painting ritual paintings for religious or healing ceremonies. It is also referred to as drypainting.
Sandpainting is practiced by Native Americans in the Southwestern United States, by Tibetan monks, by Australian Aborigines, and some are known to be made by Latin Americans on certain Christian holy days.
Native American sandpainting
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Sfumato
Sfumato is a term used by Italians to refer to a painting technique which overlays translucent layers of colour to create perceptions of depth, volume and form. In particular, it refers to the blending of colours or tones so subtly that there is no perceptible transition.
In Italian sfumato means “vanished” with connotations of “smoky” […]
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Rosemaling
Rosemaling is the name of a form of decorative flower painting that originated in the low-land areas of eastern Norway around 1750, when Baroque, Rengeny and Rococo, artistic styles of the upper class, were introduced into Norway’s rural culture. Rosemaling designs use C and S strokes and feature scroll and flowing lines, floral designs, […]
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