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heavy color (mineral painting (technique), <painting techniques by medium>, ... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Heavy color, or zhongcai describes a style of painting popular in medieval-era China that relies on a dispersion of mineral colors that are opaque and solid. Artworks created with this technique are characterized by a fine, precise definition of volume and the layering of pigmented hues. Having risen to prominence in the Tang Dynasty, the practice of heavy color or zhongcai later waned. Unlike free-flowing ink paintings, the technique displays meticulous brushwork with lifelike effects, while the lightweight texture of the paint differs from the thicker, denser effects produced by oil painting. |
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heavy color (preferred,C,U,English,D,T,U)
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zhongcai (painting technique) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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zhongcai (painting technique) (Chinese (transliterated),UF,U,U)
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heavy-color (C,U,English,UF,T,U)
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heavy colour (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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heavy coloring (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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rich color (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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