Editing Surrealist techniques (section)

==Coulage==
A coulage is a kind of [[surrealist automatism|automatic]] or involuntary [[sculpture]] made by pouring a molten material (such as [[metal]], [[wax]], [[chocolate]] or [[white chocolate]]) into cold [[water]].  As the material cools it takes on what appears to be a random (or [[aleatoric]]) form, though the physical properties of the materials involved may lead to a conglomeration of discs or spheres.  The artist may use a variety of techniques to affect the outcome.

This technique is also used in the [[divination]] process known as [[ceromancy]].