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🖼️ A hand-colored print 🧩 A color stencil 🎨 A stencil method
pochoir

pochoir

9.9
A way of using stencils to make colored prints
  • noun
  • /pəˈshwɑr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : técnica de pochoir
  • Learning pochoir requires patience and careful attention to detail.

Examples

  • Many early 20th-century fashion plates were produced using the pochoir technique.

  • The artist used pochoir to add vibrant colors to the print.

  • The artist created a stunning pochoir for the exhibition.

  • Have you ever tried making a pochoir at home?

  • The artist used pochoir to create vibrant colors on the illustration.

  • Each print displayed intricate details made with a pochoir, giving it a unique texture.

  • In the exhibition, several pieces were created using pochoir techniques, showcasing stunning colored images.

Synonyms

stenciling
vspochoir
  • US
2 3.4

Making patterns by putting paint or ink through a cut-out template, including the pattern made this way

is a specific printing method for colored images in art and illustration

How Complex

lithography
  • Specialized
1 8.1
silkscreening
  • Specialized
5.1
pochoir
  • Specialized
9.9
to handcolor
  • Archaic
8.1
stencil
12 3.2

Surface Forms

pochoir singular
pochoirs plural

Etymology

Pochoir comes from French and names the 'stencil' technique of hand-adding color through cut-outs. That's why the whole method is called pochoir — the stencil is the central part of making the colored image.