WHAT IS VISUAL
ARTS?
Ronie Protacio
At the end of this module, the learners are
expected to:
[Link] visual art
[Link] the different types of visual arts
[Link] examples for each type of visual arts
[Link] at least 3 visual artworks of different types.
What is Visual Art?
Visual arts are those creations we can The visual arts are art forms such as
look at. painting, drawing, printmaking,
They are unique expressions of ideas, sculpture, ceramics, photography,
beliefs, experiences, and feelings video, filmmaking, design, crafts and
presented in well-designed visual forms. architecture.
Many of these pieces of art are created to
stimulate us through a visual experience.
Within the visual arts is a category known
as the decorative arts, or craft.
This is art that is more utilitarian and
has a function but retains an artistic
style and still requires talent to create.
The decorative arts include ceramics,
furniture making, textiles, interior design,
jewelry making, metal crafting, and
woodworking.
VISUAL ARTS CAN ALSO BE
SUBDIVIDED INTO GRAPHIC ARTS -
THOSE DONE ON A FLAT SURFACE
AND PLASTIC ARTS - 3-DIMENTIONAL
ART WORKS SUCH AS SCULPTURE.
Within the world of the visual arts, people still make
distinctions between "fine" art and everything else.
The “Fine” Arts TURN-OFF
◦ Usually refers to paintings and sculptures
◦ Decorative arts are not called “fine”
◦ “Fine” Artists as opposed to commercial artists
The Arts (without the “fine”)
◦Visual
◦Auditory
◦Performance
◦Literary
Types of Visual Arts
Drawing is a means of TOOLS USED IN DRAWING
making an image, using any
Graphite pencil Crayons
of a wide variety of tools and
techniques. It generally Pen and ink Charcoal
involves making marks on a
surface by applying pressure Ink brushes Pastel
from a tool or moving a tool
Water color pencil Markers
across a surface.
Types of Visual Arts
DRAWING TECHNIQUES
Line Drawing Random hatching
Drawing can be used to
Hatching Scribbling create art used in
Cross-hatching Stippling cultural industries such
Blending
as illustrations, comics
An artist who excels in the and animation.
drawing is referred to as a
drafter, draftswoman, or
draughtsman.
Types of Visual Arts
Color is the essence of painting as Broadly speaking, modern
the sound is of music. Color is and contemporary painting
highly subjective, but has
observable psychological effects,
seems to move away from the
although these can differ from one historic value of craft in favor
culture to the next. of concept; which becomes
more apparent from early-
There is not a formalized register of twentieth-century onwards.
different colors although the Pantone
system is widely used in the printing What about the collage?
and design industry for this purpose.
Is painting really dead?
Types of Visual Arts
Printmaking is an indirect means of What is an original print?
creating art by transferring an
image or design by contact with a 1. a work of art created through
matrix such as a block, plate, stone, contact with a matrix such as a
or screen. stone, block, plate or screen
2. created by the artist
3. must have been printed manually
by the artist or under the artist's
direct supervision
4. was approved by the artist for
quality and excellence.
Types of Visual Arts
Photography as an art form
refers to photographs that are
created in accordance with
the creative vision of the
photographer.
Differentiate:
• Art photography
• Photo Journalism
• Commercial Photography
Types of Visual Arts
Filmmaking (or, in any context, film The Filmmaking Process
production) is the process by which
a film is made. • initial story,
Filmmaking involves a number of • idea, or commission,
complex and discrete stages. • through screenwriting,
• casting,
• shooting,
• sound recording and pre-
production,
• editing,
• and screening
Types of Visual Arts
Computer art is any art in which
computers play a role in production or
display of the artwork.
Such art can be:
• an image,
• sound,
• animation,
• video,
• CD-ROM,
• DVD-ROM,
• video game,
• website,
• algorithm,
• performance or gallery installation.
Types of Visual Arts
The sculpture is the branch of
the visual arts that operates in
three dimensions. It is one of the
plastic arts.
Sculptural processes originally used:
• carving - the removal of material
and
• modelling - the addition of Since modernism, shifts in
material, as clay, in stone, metal, sculptural process led to an
ceramics, wood and other almost complete freedom of
materials materials and process.
Types of Visual Arts
Plastic arts are art forms Materials for use in the plastic
which involve physical arts, in the narrower
manipulation of a plastic definition, include those that
medium by molding or can be carved or shaped, such
modeling such as sculpture or as stone or wood, concrete,
ceramics. glass, or metal.
The term plastic arts can also be
used to refer to the visual arts
such as painting, sculpture, film
and photography.
Types of Visual Arts
Mixed media describes artwork in Multimedia art combines visual art
which more than one medium or with non-visual elements, such as
material has been employed. recorded sound, literature, drama,
Two common examples: dance, motion graphics, music, or
• Assemblages interactivity.
• collages
Materials include: a combination of
cloth, paper, wood and found objects.
Types of Visual Arts
The performing arts are arts such
as music, dance, and drama
which are performed for an
audience.
Live performances before an
audience are a form of
entertainment. The development
of audio and video recording has
allowed for private consumption of
the performing arts.
Types of Visual Arts
Conceptual art is art in which the
concept or idea involved in the
work takes precedence over
traditional aesthetic and
material concerns.
Assignment:
Create any three (3) of the following type of visual arts on any subject. Give
your artwork a title. Convert it to JPEG or PNG file if it’s a graphic art.
1. Pencil or charcoal drawing showing the different drawing techniques.
2. An art photography taken from your cellphone.
3. A collage using different materials
4. A computer art design
5. A TikTok performance
6. An imitation / adaptation of a famous painting.
Prepared by: Ronie Protacio
