Medium

• Medium or media - refers to the materials which the artist use in making artworks with different techniques.
• Technique - refers to the way the artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect.
• WHY DO ARTISTS USE DIFFERENT MEDIA OR MATERIALS?

  1. Expressiveness
  2. Tradition
• 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 - 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.
• Examples of medium

  1. Watercolor
  2. Fresco
  3. Encaustic
  4. Pastel
  5. Latex / Acrylic
  6. Oil Paint
  7. Crayon
  8. Poster Color
  9. Pencil
  10. Pen and Ink
• Watercolor - This is a common medium with colored pigments with the use of art brush and water
• Fresco - It is a colored powder mixed with elements and liquid as permanent paint during the renaissance period.
• This medium was used by Leonardo da Vinci when he made the mural painting, “The Last Supper”.

  Fresco
• Encaustic - This is a medium used by Egyptians in painting caskets long time ago.
• Pastel - This is a medium with luminous colors that is made by grounded chalk mixed with sticky chemicals on it.
• Latex / Acrylic - This is a water-based paint which is used in painting walls, making paintings on canvas and mural paintings.
• Oil Paint - This is a paint mixed with linseed oil or cooking oil and it used in making paintings on canvas
• Crayon - This is a medium made of wax mixed with paste. It is the primary coloring material of every individual since elementary.
• Poster Color - This is an alternative water color with luminous colors. It is suitable to oslo papers, sketchpads and bond papers in making artworks
• Pen and Ink - Medium of using ball pens or signing pens in sketching artworks.
• Pencil - It is used in writing, sketching or drawing. It is the primary medium of all individuals.
• what type of medium

  watercolor

  
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  encaustic

  
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  pastel

  
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  latex/acrylic

  
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  A) fresco

  
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  oil paint

  
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  crayon

  
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  poster color

  
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  pencil

  
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  pen and ink