AA Medium to Painting

• Medium or media


  The materials which the artist use in making artworks with different techniques
• Technique


  The way the artist controls their medium to achieve the desired effect
• Why artists use different media or materials

  • Expressiveness - specific techniques and effects can be achieved through the use of different materials, helping the artist convey their intended message or feeling with greater nuance and precision
  • Tradition - some artists may choose media and materials that have a historical significance or are traditional in their culture, drawing upon the rich cultural heritage and historical practices of their forebears
• Visual Arts


  • Forms of art that create works using perceptual and sensory experiences, such as sight, touch and sound
• Ways to categorize visual arts

  • Dimension (2D or 3D)
  • Media (Painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)
  • Genre (landscape, portrait, still life, etc.)
• Line


  • A geometrical figure made by a movement of a point or dot, a long, narrow mark made on a surface, can be straight, curved, thick, thin, solid and broken, used by artists to create a sense of movement, direction and form

  
• Symbolisms of Line


  • Horizontal Line – Peace, Justice, Balance, Death
  • Vertical Line – Stability, Strength, Pride, Dignity
  • Diagonal Line – Movement, Injustice, Favoritism, Development, Success and Failure
  • Curve Lines – Misleading, Movement, Development, Status, Confusion, Insanity
  • Broken Line – Disorder, Separation, Guide, Secrecy
• Form


  • The visual shape of an object, can be three-dimensional and geometric or organic, used by artists to create a sense of volume and mass
• Kinds of Forms


  • Geometric (cube, sphere)
  • Organic (tree, human figure)
• Kinds of Deformed Shapes

  • Distorted
  • Exaggerated
  • Simplified
• Symbolisms of Forms


  • Circle/Round – Infinity, Immortality, Group, Friendship, Unity, Mystery, Power, Hope, Love
  • Triangle – Mystery, Hierarchy, Leadership, Family, Home
  • Star-shaped – Merit, Fame
  • Heart-shaped - Love
• Texture


  • The softness and roughness of an object, the surface quality of an object, can be real or implied, used by artists to add interest and variety to their work
• Symbolisms of Texture

  • Softness – smoothness, joy, success, relaxation
  • Roughness – failures, struggles, melancholy, trials, hard work
• Value


  • The lightness and darkness of an object, used to create a sense of depth, space, and form
• Hatching and cross-hatching techniques

  • Hatching - parallel lines in one direction, creates shadows and form with varying darkness
  • Cross-hatching - lines in multiple directions, crossing each other, creates darker tones and richer shadows by layering lines depending on line spacing
• Hatching


  • Parallel lines in one direction, creates shadows and form with varying darkness
• Cross-hatching


  • Lines in multiple directions, crossing each other, creates darker tones and richer shadows by layering lines depending on line spacing
• Contour Lines


  • Lines that follow the shape of what you are drawing, like imaginary lines drawn on a map that connect all the points on the ground that are at the same elevation (height) above a certain level

  
• Pointillism


  • A painting technique where artists create an image using tiny dots of pure color, the dots come together to form the image which is viewed from a distance
• Cross-hatching


  • Drawing parallel lines, varying the direction of the lines and layering them to obtain different intensity of shading
  • The more lines you cross over each other, the darker the area gets
• Contour Lines


  • Lines follow the shape of what you are drawing
  • Imaginary lines drawn on a map that connect all the points on the ground that are at the same elevation (height) above a certain level, usually sea level
  • Show the shape of the land like a giant topographic fingerprint

  
• Pointillism


  • Painting technique where artists create an image using tiny dots of pure color
  • Dots come together to form the image when viewed from a normal distance
  • Uses unmixed colors applied in small dots unlike the traditional painting
  • Detailed and time consuming
• Stippling


  • Technique involves using tiny dots of varying sizes and densities to create tones and shadows
  • Can be done with pens, pencils, or even ink applied with a brush
  • Creates a unique textured effect and can be used for various purposes, from subtle shading to creating a sense of light filtering through leaves
• Comparison of Stippling and Pointillism

  • STIPPLING: One color (usually black or brown), Create tones, shadows, texture, Common medium: Pen and ink, pencil
  • POINTILLISM: Many different colors, Create a full image with color and light effects, Common medium: Oil paint

  
• Smudging


  • Softening or blending marks made with dry media like charcoal, pencil, pastels, or even compressed chalk
  • Done by using tools or fingers to gently rub and spread the pigment on the surface
• Symbolism of value


  • Lightness - Hope, brightness, guide, knowledge, strength, power
  • Darkness - Failure, melancholy, fear, chaos, death
• Color


  The quality of an object with respect to light reflected by it
• Classification of color


  • Primary Colors (red, blue, yellow)
  • Secondary Colors (green, orange, violet)
  • Neutral Colors (black, white, gray)
  • Intermediate Colors (yellow green, yellow orange, red orange, red violet, blue violet and blue green)
  • Tertiary Colors (pink, brown and the rest of the colors)
• Properties of color


  • HUE - the identity of a color
  • VALUE - the lightness and darkness of a color
  • INTENSITY - the dullness and brightness of a color
• Color harmony


  The correct combination and arrangement of color
• Harmonies of contrasting colors


  • Complementary Harmony (Red vs. Green, Blue vs. Orange, Yellow vs. Violet)
  • Double complementary harmony (Red & Red Orange vs. blue green & green)
  • Split complementary harmony (ROYGBIV, red, yellow, blue)
  • Double split complementary harmony (ROYGBIVIBGYOR, red, yellow, blue, yellow, red)
• Painting


  • The practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "Matrix" or "Support")
  • The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used
  • In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting")

  
• Painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects
• Elements of painting


  • Color and Tone
  • Nontraditional elements (collage, different materials such as metal, plastic, sand, cement, straw, leaves or wood)
  • Rhythm
• Painting media

  • Oil painting
  • Pastel
  • Acrylic paint
  • Watercolor
  • Ink Paintings
  • Fresco
  • Enamels
  • Aerosol paint
  • Digital painting

  
• Types of painting

  • Allegory
  • Bodegon
  • Figure painting
  • Illustration painting
  • Landscape painting
  • Portrait painting
  • Still life

  
• Some famous paintings

  • Mona Lisa
  • The Last Supper