From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Technic \Tech"nic\, n. [See Technical, a.] 1. The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique. [1913 Webster]
They illustrate the method of nature, not the technic of a manlike Artificer. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
2. pl. Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science. [1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Technic \Tech"nic\, a. Technical. [1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Technique \Tech`nique"\, n. [F.] 1. The method or manner of performance in any art; -- also called technic. [1913 Webster]
2. The body of technical methods and procedures used in a science or craft. [PJC]
3. the detailed movements used for executing an artistic performance; technical skill; artistic execution; as, a pianist's fingering technique. [1913 Webster +PJC]