- technique - a practical method or art applied to some particular task
--1 is a kind of method
--1 has particulars:antialiasing; Benday process; bonding; emulation; immunofluorescence; photomechanics; simulation, computer simulation - proficiency, technique - skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"
--2 is a kind of skillfulness
--2 has particulars: brushwork; musketry - proficiency, technique - skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"