Mediums and Techniques

Medium

substance or material from which a work of art is made. 

Sculpture

uses metal, rood, stone, clay, and glass. falls within the category of 3d arts because they occupy space and volume

Architect

uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, conrete and various building materials, also 3d arts  because they too occupy space and volume

Painter

uses pigments (watercolor, oil, tempra, textile paint, acrylic, ink) on a usually flat ground (wood, canvas, paper, stone wall)

Printmaker

uses ink printed or transferred on a surface (wood, metal plates, or silk screen) that is in keeping with a duplicating or reproducing process. 2d arts because theyinclude the surface or ground

Music

uses sound and intruments (and voice) while dancers use their body

Dancer

uses the body and its movements, often accompanied by music, can tell stories but at other times they convey abstract ideas that do not reply on a narrative

Theater

all the arts and uses the stage production design, performance elements, and script to enable the visual

Photography

uses the camera to record the outside world

Filmmaking

uses the cinematographic camera to record and put together production design

Writing

novel, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction using words

Musical arts

include music, poetry, and dance that is accompanied by music

Practical arts

have immediate use for everyday and business life such as design, architecture, and furniture

Environmental arts

occupy space and change in its meaning and function depending on their categories including architecture, sculpture, site-specific works

Pictorial arts

includes painting, drawing, graphics, and stage production design, lighting, dress, props, and set

Dramatic arts

works that are staged and performed and they include drama, performance art, or music and dance

Narrative arts

based on stories and they include drama, novel, fiction, nonfiction, music, and dance

Technique

manner in which artist use and manipulate to achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or meaning according to his or her personal style, involves tools and technology