Local materials used as applied to contemporary arts Flashcards
A. For two-dimensional media B. For three-dimensional media
What are the local materials for two-dimensional media?
- Paper
- Canvas
- Wood
- Charcoals
- Pigments & Binders
Is the most popular surface used in 2d artworks.
Paper
- Paper
It is a firm closely woven cloth usually of linen, hemp, or cotton backed or framed used as a surface of the painting. (www.merriam-webster.com)
This is also a very important support in making an painting.
- Canvas
This support is known as hardboard. This kind of support gives a more rigid surface used in painting.
Wood
It is an organic drawing material that came from burnt of wood.
Charcoal
It comes in a stick form and easier to erase and blend.
Vine Charcoal
The two charcoals that available in the market used in drawing:
Vine Charcoal & Compressed Charcoal
Is giving more/deeper black color rather than vine charcoal. It is also comes in a stick form or in a pencil form.
Compressed Charcoal
Refers to any group of compounds that are intensely colored and are used to color other materials?
Pigments
Pigments can be:
- natural (plants)
- organic (vegetables, minerals and clays)
- inorganic (rocks and metallic oxides)
- synthetic (coal tars & petrochemicals)
Is the material that holds together the grains of pigment and allows it to stick to the painting surface.
Binder
Example of things that consider in binder/s?
Egg yolks that mixed in water, linseed oil, & wax.
What are the materials used in/for three-dimensional media?
- Wood
- Metal
- Stone
- Clay
- Cement
- Glass
- Sand
- Food
It is also known as “coconut lumber”. Known also for its resilience that can create beautiful and functional artworks.
Palmwood