The Artist Media
Concepts
1. Medium refers to the materials 4. Painting is the art of creating
which are used by artist. meaningful effects on a flat surface
2. Technique is the manner in which by the use of pigments.
the artist controls the medium to 5. Architecture is the art of
achieve desired effects. designing and constructing a
3. Combined arts are those whose structure.
mediums can be both seen and heard, 6. Sculpture is the construction of a
and these exist in both space and figure or by putting together module
time. segments of the material to form a
figure.
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Medium and Technique
Medium, which comes from the Latin word medium, denotes the means by which
an artist communicates his idea. These are the materials which are used by an artist
to interpret his feelings or thoughts. Many mediums have been used in creating
different works of art.
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Visual, Auditory
and
Combined arts
Visual Arts - Visual arts are those whose mediums can be seen
and which occupy space.
Dimensional or Two-Dimensional Three-dimensional arts
Arts
1. Painting 1. Sculpture
2. Drawing 2. architecture
3. Printmaking 3. Landscape
4. Photography 4. community planning
5. industrial designs
6. crafts like ceramics
7. furniture.
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Auditory Arts - The auditory arts are those whose mediums
can be heard and which are expressed in time.
1. Music
2. Literature
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Combined Arts - are those whose mediums can be both
seen and heard, and these exist in both
space and time.
1. Dance
2. Opera
3. Drama
4. Movies
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Technique
Technique - Is the manner in which the artist controls his
medium to achieve the desired effect.
- It is the ability with which he fulfills the
technical requirements of his particular
work of art. It has something to do with the
way he manipulates his medium to express
his ideas in the artwork
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Medium of Visual Arts
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Painting -is that art of creating meaningful effects on a flat
surface by the use of pigments. Different mediums are used
in painting. Each medium exerts a pronounced effect on the
finished product, is capable of varied treatment, and
determines its own stroke.
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Water color - Watercolor as a
medium is difficult to handle
because it is difficult to produce
warm and rich tones but it
invites brilliance and a variety
of hues
gouache, an opaque watercolor
painting the major effects of
which are caused by the
whitepaper itself.
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Fresco
This is painting on a moist plaster surface with colors
ground in water Or a limewater mixture.
The colors dry into plaster, and the picture becomes a part
of the wall. Fresco must be done quickly because it is an
exacting medium.
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The creation of Adam – Michaelangelo
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Tempera
Tempera painting is usually done in wooden panel that has
been made very smooth with plaster called "gesso" (chalk
and gum).
It is a well-designed medium for careful detail. One
distinguishing advantage of tempera is its luminous tone-
the colors being clear and beautiful.
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Madonna and Child (Duccio) 16
Pastel
This is a stick of dried paste made of pigment round with
Chalk and compounded with gum water. Its colors are
luminous, and it is a very flexible medium.
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Encaustic
This is done by painting with wax colors fixed with heat.
Painting with wax produces luster and radiance in the subject
making them appear at their best in portraits.
Faiyum portraits 18
Oil
Oil painting is one of the most expensive art
activities today because of the prohibitive
cost of materials.
It is the heaviest of painting media.
It admits a great deal of corrections and
working over. In oil painting, pigments are
mixed with linseed oil and applied to the
canvas.
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Acrylic
This medium is used popularly by
contemporary painters because of
the transparency and quick-drying
characteristics of watercolor and
the flexibility of oil combined.
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Mosaic
Mosaic art is a picture or decoration
made of small pieces of inlaid
colored stones or glass called
"tesserae," which most often are cut
into squares glued on a surface with
plaster or cement. Mosaic is usually
classified as painting, although, the
medium used is not strictly pigment.
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Stained Glass
Stained glass as an
artwork is common in
Gothic cathedrals and
churches. This is made by
combining many small
pieces o colored glass
which are held together by
bands of lead.
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Tapestry
This is a fabric consisting of a
warp upon which colored
threads are woven by hand to
produce a design, often
pictorials, wall hangings and
furniture covering During the
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Drawing
● is usually done on
paper using pencil,
pen and ink, or
charcoal. It is the
most fundamental of
all skills necessary
in arts.
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Bistre
● Bistre is a brown
pigment extracted
from the soot of
wood, and often
used in pen and
wash drawings.
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Crayons
● Crayons are pigments bound
by wax and compressed into
painted sticks used for
drawing especially among
children in the elementary
grades. They adhere better on
paper surface.
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Charcoal
● Charcoal These are
carbonaceous materials
obtained by heating wood
or other organic
substances in the absence
of oxygen. Charcoal is
used in presenting broad
masses of light and
shadow.
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Silver point
In this medium, the artist
has a technique of drawing
with silver stylus on
specially prepared paper to
produce a thin grayish line
that was popular during
the Renaissance period.
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Print Making
A print is anything printed
on a surface that is a direct
result from duplicating
process. Ordinarily, the
painting or graphic image,
is done in black ink on
white paper and becomes
the artist's plate.
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Print Making
Five major types of prints
● Wood Cut
● Engraving
● Relief
● Intaglio
● Stencil
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Wood Cut
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Engraving
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Relief
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Intaglio
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Stencil
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