▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁work sh ops ▁of ▁And ok ides , ▁Nik ost hen es ▁and ▁Ps ia x . ▁ ▁Type ▁I . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁ground ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁outline ▁painting ▁did ▁not ▁develop ▁until ▁some ▁fifty ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁black - figure ▁v ase ▁painting ▁on ▁white ▁ground ▁was ▁probably ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁pot ter ▁Nik ost hen es ▁around ▁ 5 3 0 / 5 2 5 ▁BC . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁interval , ▁this ▁technique ▁was ▁also ▁adopted ▁by ▁other ▁work sh ops , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁Ps ia x . ▁The ▁manner ▁of ▁painting ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁conventional ▁black - figure , ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁ground ing ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁difference . ▁The ▁ground ▁is ▁rarely ▁pure ▁white , ▁but ▁usually ▁slightly ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁light ▁be ige . ▁ ▁Type ▁II . ▁A ▁second ▁form ▁is ▁mon och rome ▁sil hou ette ▁drawing . ▁Im ages ▁are ▁not ▁created ▁from ▁res ervation ▁( p aint - free ▁areas ) ▁and ▁painted ▁internal ▁detail ▁( as ▁in ▁red - figure ▁v ase ▁painting ), ▁but ▁from ▁drawn ▁out lines ▁and ▁painted ▁internal ▁detail . ▁This ▁style ▁is ▁used ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁especially ▁on ▁cu ps , ▁al ab ast ra ▁and ▁le k yth oi . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁figures ▁is ▁executed ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁relief ▁line , ▁but ▁from ▁about ▁ 5 0 0