Black And Red Greek Ceramics

The two ancient greek pottery techniques utilize a similar approach as far as creating the vase and bringing out the desired figures during firing.
Black and red greek ceramics. Red figure pottery consists of red images against a black background while black figure pottery consists of black pictures against the naturally red color of the vase. Black figure pottery type of greek pottery that originated in corinth c. Red figure pottery invented at athens about 530 bce is just the reverse of the black figure style in that the reddish figures appear light against the black background of the pot surface. The style is characterized by drawn red figures and a painted black background.
700 bce and continued to be popular until the advent of red figure pottery c. Red figure pottery is a style of greek vase painting that was invented in athens around 530 bce. The finishing details were incised into the black. Black figure pottery painting also known as the black figure style or black figure ceramic greek μελανόμορφα melanomorpha is one of the styles of painting on antique greek vases it was especially common between the 7th and 5th centuries bc although there are specimens dating as late as the 2nd century bc.
It developed in athens around 520 bc and remained in use until the late 3rd century bc. Its modern name is based on the figural depictions in red colour on a black background in contrast to the preceding. Red figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural greek vase painting. Details of the figures such as eyes and interior lines were painted on in black the brush allowing more subtle characterization than did an incising tool.