CI1 - materials and techniques

visual arts

visual arts

works that are primarily visual in nature (ex. painting, drawing, sculpture, film making, interior design, etc)

applied arts

refers to the application and resulting product of artistic design to utilitarian objects in everyday use

combines aesthetics, design, consumer need, finding practical solutions to problems (ex. media arts —animation, web design, decorative arts —furniture, ceramics, costume & set design)

mediums

the means by which an artist communicates his ideas

the substance the artist uses to create a piece of artwork

pencil

instrument for writing or drawing

B

black or bold (these pencils are soft)

H

hard (lightest)

HB

hard black or hard bold (medium hard)

F

firm or fine

watercolor

type of paint that can be mixed with water to create translucent layers of color on paper

less luminous effect when applied but easy to use

pastel and chalk

dry pigments held together by a gum binder and compressed into stick

five main types of pastels

soft

panpastel

hard

pencil

oil

oil

pigment mixed with linseed oil and applied in canvas

expensive, flexible, glossy, and dries slowly but lasts long

tempera

permanent, fast-drying painting medium consist of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk

markers

can blend smoothly, making them capable of photorealism, abstraction, and everything in between

affordable, convenient, don’t make a mess, work well with other media and allow you to apply bold color quickly easily

colored pencils

are wax or oil-based and contain varying proportions of pigments, additives, and binding agents

fineliner pens

a class of fine fibre or plastic tip pens that are typically used for graphic, drawing o sketching purposes, but are also popular for handwriting

acrylic

most widely used by the painters these days because of its transparency and quick drying

charcoal

pigments bound by wax and compressed into painted sticks used by students

stained glass

combination of small pieces of colored glass held together by hands of lead

tapestry and textiles

fabric consisting of warp where colored threads are woven to make designs used in wall hangings or furniture cover

techniques

process or a method of using the medium or materials in a manner that he wishes to finish an art work

glassblowing

art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube

photography

process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface

filmmaking

involves a number of discrete stages including an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, editing, and screening the finished

animation

art of making drawings move

2D animation

characterized by having its objects and characters created in a two-dimensional

only has width and height

3D animation

process of taking digital objects and making them come to life by creating the illusion that they’re moving through a three-dimensional space

stop motion animation

in which a camera is repeatedly stopped and started, frame-by-frame, in order to give inanimate objects and figure the impression of movement

motion graphic

can be 2d and 3d ; mainly used to animate text, logos, and video clips

no need to follow a particular storyline or focus on key characters with motion graphics

(ex. tv commercials and promos)

printmaking

artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric

woodcut

oldest form of printmaking

is a relief process in which knives and other tools are used to carve a design into the surface of a wooden block

engraving

an intaglio printmaking process in which lines are cut into metal plate in order to hold the ink

its plate can be made of copper or zinc

etching

an intaglio printmaking process in which lines or areas are incised using acid into a metal plate in order to hold the ink

its plate can be made of iron, copper, or zinc

wheel throwing

technique of shaping round ceramics using a potters wheel

wheels turns constantly, either triggered by a foot or motor

weaving

method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth

weaving culture

dates back to the 13th century

Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, from the Uffizi, circa 1485

Tempera