ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Parsemage

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Parsemage is a noun meaning (art) A surrealist automatic art technique in which dust from charcoal or chalk is scattered onto water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

Meaning

(art) A surrealist automatic art technique in which dust from charcoal or chalk is scattered onto water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

Example Sentences

Soufflage is a technique in which liquid paint is blown onto a surface; in parsemage charcoal dust is scattered on the surface of water and then skimmed off with a sheet of paper; in fumage images are imprinted on a sheet of paper or canvas by the smoke of a candle or a kerosene lamp […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sandpainting, scraperboard, palimpsest, papier-mache, masa, pochade.

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