pochoir
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A stencil cut to add one color to a print
- noun
- /pəˈshwɑr/
- Specialized
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plantilla
- Each pochoir was carefully cut to ensure clean edges in the final artwork.
Examples
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The artist used a pochoir to add vibrant colors to the print.
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She has several pochoirs for her printmaking projects.
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Learning the pochoir technique helped her create unique, hand-colored illustrations.
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The artist used a pochoir to create vibrant colors.
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The artist used a pochoir to add vibrant colors to the print.
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Each pochoir was carefully cut to ensure clean edges in the final artwork.
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Learning the pochoir technique helped her create unique, hand-colored illustrations.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pochoir is the French word for a 'stencil', a flat sheet with cut-out shapes that lets one color pass through. So a pochoir in art is the tool artists use to put a clean, single color onto a print.
