Mediums and Techniques of

Visual Arts

Mediums of

Visual Arts

MediumDenotes the means by which an

artists communicates his ideasSomething that translates his

feelings or thoughts into a beautiful reality

Water ColorFrescoPastel and ChalkOilTemperaEncaustic

AcrylicStained glassTapestryMosaicCrayonsCharcoal

The Mediums of Visual Art in 2-D

Water ColorA simple coloring medium

Has less luminous effect when applied

but easy to use

FrescoA paint on a moist plaster

surface applied with lime water

mixture

Pastel and

ChalkDry pigments

held together by a gum binder

and compressed

into stick

OilIs pigment mixed with linseed oil and applied in

canvass

Expensive, Flexible, Glossy, Dries slowly but

lasts long

Tempera

A mineral pigment mixed with egg yolk or egg white and

ore

Encaustic

Used by Egyptian in the portrait of face as in the

case of community

Done with wax colors by the use

of heat

AcrylicA medium most widely used by

the painters these days because of

the characteristics of transparency and

quick drying

Stained Glass

Is a combination of small pieces of colored glass

held together by hands of lead

Tapestry

A fabric consisting of warp where

colored threads are woven to make

designs

Used in wall hangings or

furniture cover

MosaicA picture decoration which are cut small pieces of colored

stones or glass and glued or pasted on

a surface with cement or plaster

CrayonsAre pigments bound by wax

and compressed into painted sticks used by students

Charcoal

Made from carbonized

materials from heating wood

StoneGraniteMarbleJadeIvoryMetalBronze brass

CopperGoldSilverLeadPlasterClayGlassWood

The Mediums of Visual Art in 3-D

Mediums used in 3-D

Stone Granite

Mediums used in 3-D

Marble Jade

Mediums used in 3-D

Ivory Metal

Mediums used in 3-D

Bronze Copper

Mediums used in 3-D

Gold Silver

Mediums used in 3-D

Lead Plaster

Mediums used in 3-D

Clay Glass

Mediums used in 3-D

Wood Brass

Techniques of

Visual Arts

TechniqueMeans, a process, or a method

of using the medium in a manner that he wishes to finish an art work

TechniqueBlowing Etching

TechniquePrinting

Transfer design

TechniqueTinkering Splattering

TechniqueThrowing Coloring

TechniqueFlowing Cutting

PrintA form of duplicatingIn the process of printmaking it involves the

preparation of a master image on a plate which may be made of metal, wood or stone from which the impression is taken.

Each print is considered an original work, not merely a reproduction

PrintingIn art this means reproduction.A single design is made to be

multipliedNowadays printing is a popular as

painting and sculpture

4 major processes of Printmaking

Stencil Process

Planagra-phic

Process

Intaglio Printing

Relief Printing

Is a process of cutting away a portion in a design which is not needed

Relief Printing

The process in the preparation of the impression is the opposite of those of relief printing

Intaglio Printing

Intaglio PrintingScratched Etched

The most widely used with the use of cutting tool

Intaglio PrintingEngraved Burin

A surface painting treated first chemically or mechanically so some areas have printing while others have none

Planagraphic Process

The process is drawing the design with a greasy crayon and fixed with an acid solution

Planagraphic Process

Done by cutting out a paper, cardboard or metal sheet so when ink is rubbed over it

Stencil Process

Fundamentally multi-color process

Stencil ProcessSilkscreen

PhotographyAn actual likeness of the designIt is the use of camera to produced

the desired copyLiterally drawing or writing with

light