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Droste effect

The Droste effect, known in art as an example of mise en abyme, is the effect of a picture recursively…

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Distressing

Distressing (or weathered look) in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear…

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Dhokra

Dhokra or Dokra is an art form created in the "lost wax casting" method. This sort of metal casting has…

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Décollage

Décollage as a visual technique is the method whereby parts of glued-on posters are detached and removed, whereby the underlying…

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Databending

Databending is the process of manipulating a media file of a certain format, using software designed to edit files of…

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Glass applique

Dalle de verre, is a glass art technique that uses pieces of coloured glass set in a matrix of concrete…

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Cropping image

Cropping is the removal of unwanted outer areas from a photographic or illustrated image. The process usually consists of the…

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Cloisonné

Cloisonnéis an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, and inlays of cut…

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Champlevé

Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or…

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Ceramic glaze

Ceramic glaze is an impervious layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fused to a ceramic body…

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