Fedoskino lacquers use the most delicate kind of painting in oils. Scumbling involves very thin layers of translucent and semi-translucent colors applied over a thoroughly dried and hardened layer and various inserts. Fedoskino painting may be divided into two groups: "poskvoznomu," or painting with translucent colors, and "po-plotnomu," or the use of thick layers of non-translucent colors (korpusnaya zhivopis), the latter type notable for the intricacy of the details, the excellence of the drawings and the richness of color. A distinctive effect is created by the radiance of the inserts (mother-of-pearl, gold foil, other metal foils, metal powders) coming through the layers of translucent paint. Several layers of painting are applied to these inserts. The corners of lids and side walls are treated with mother-of-pearl, metals, jewels, silver and gold strips, filigree (see  article for more details).