CPAR Skills, Techniques and Production

• Many contemporary artists do not have formal studies in the fine arts but are self-taught

  They explore materials, experiment with chemical reactions and learn welding or simple engineering skills.
• It is made by adhering flat elements to a flat surface to create a thick layer that is almost like a relief sculpture. (Newspaper, Magazine cut-outs, photographs, etc.)

  Collage
• It is a blotting process whereby paint is squeezed between two surfaces to create a mirror image.

  A process of applying gouache to paper or glass then transferring a reversal of the image to a canvas

  Decalcomania
• Method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with glue-like substance.

  Gouache
• It is done by adhering cut-outs of paper and then coating these with one or more coats of transparent coating of varnish.

  Decoupage
• It is the technique of rubbing crayon on a piece of paper which has been placed over an object or an image.

  Frottage
• It is used for photography or film where a pictorial image is juxtaposed or pace overlapping to make another picture or design

  Montage
• A painting technique used by Pacita Abad where her canvases are padded, sewn, and often filled with sequins, beads, shells, etc., that she picks from her travels and journeys.

  Trapunto
• It is another technique for art viewing

  Digital Applications
• It is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface. Mostly paper or fabric. Found object can be used.

  Printmaking
• Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include screenprinting.
• In art production, an artist can work alone or interact with fellow artists.

  Interactive and collaborative work is gaining popularity among Filipino artists.