media and techniques Flashcards
Refers to the specific materials and tools used to convey a message
Used in art to create a particular effect or convey a specific message
medium
which type of medium:
Creating physical works with mediums like paint, pencil, and clay, offering a tactile experience and unique originality
Oil paint → painting
Wood → sculpture
Camera → photography
Instruments and vocals → music
Pen and paper → Literature
traditional
which type of medium:
Leverages technology and software to produce versatile and easily editable pieces, providing cost-effectiveness and flexibility
- Computers
- Mobile phones
- Digital cameras
- Drawing and painting applications
digital
which type of medium:
Found objects, materials not commonly used
unconventional
which type of medium:
Body movement → performing arts
Skin → tattoos
Face and body → Cosmetics
the human body
which type of traditional art are these mediums:
- Watercolor, poster, acrylic and oil painting → Painting
- Wood → Sculpture
- Camera → Photography
- Instruments and vocals → music
- Pen and paper → literature
fine art
which type of traditional art are these mediums:
- Pottery → use of clay
Examples: Manunggul Jar, Bumay, Palayok, Tapayan - Weaving → use of abaka and bamboo
Examples of abaka: Kain (Kalinga) & Tnalak (Tboli)
Examples of bamboo; Vakul and Kanayi (Ivatan, Batanes) and Nigo (Singnapan Valley, Ransang, Rizal, Palawan)
- Woodcraft → use of acacia
Examples of acacia: Hagabi (Ifugao), Torogan (Maranao) and Panolong (Maranao) - Metalcraft → use of bronze, gold, silver, oyster shells
Examples: Lingling-o (Ifugao, Kalinga), Kampilan (sword), Lutuan or Lotoqan (Betel nut box, Maranao)
folk art
The manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect
technique
Used to communicate the desired concept, or meaning, according to the artist’s personal style (realistic, abstract, modern, etc.)
technique
which shading technique is defined:
- Most basic shading technique used with both pen and pencil
- Done by making parallel vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines
- Make sure they are parallel or do not intersect
- The closer they are drawn with other lines, the darker the value will be, and vice versa
hatching
which shading technique is defined:
- Drawing lines that intersect
- They may intersect with other lines from different angles
- The more lines that intersect with each other, the darker the value will be and vice versa
cross hatching
which shading technique is defined:
Creating circular marks
scumbling
which shading technique is defined:
- Technique of drawing dots or ticks
- The farther the dots or ticks are with others, the lighter the value will be and the closer they are, the darker it will be
stippling
which shading technique is defined:
uses small circles to create darker areas on a drawing
circling
which shading technique is defined:
- Also called smudging
- A pencil technique that involves blending pencil marks with pressure
- Some artists use their hands or fingers to smudge, however it is highly discouraged as the oils or sweat can cause irreversible damage on the artwork
- Stump or paper stump is a tool dedicated for smudging
blending
which painting technique is defined:
Paint is laid on an area of the surface thickly making the brush strokes visible
impasto
which painting technique is defined:
Produced by scratching through a top layer of paint or clay to reveal the underlying layer and create patterns or designs
sgraffito
which painting technique is defined:
A technique of adding a transparent layer of paint over an existing layer
glazing
which printmaking technique is defined:
A mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate
screen printing
which printmaking technique is defined:
Making carvings on a metal plate with a tool or a mordant
engraving
which printmaking technique is defined:
A planographic printing process based on the immiscibility of oil and water
A design is drawn onto a flat material and affixed using a chemical reaction. The material will be inked then pressed onto a paper.
lithography
which sculpting technique is defined:
an act of using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions
carving
which sculpting technique is defined:
A method of sculpting where you use a variety of materials of any kind and make a composition out of them
assembling
which sculpting technique is defined:
Created when a soft material is built up and shaped to create a form
modeling
which sculpting technique is defined:
An additive process that allow the mold to cool down thereby making it hardened
casting
which sculpting technique is defined:
Describes both the technique and the resulting work of art in which piece of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down onto a supporting surface
collage
which sculpting technique is defined:
Artworks made of tiny colored pieces called tesserae.
Tesserae - usually stone, glass, or porcelain and are arranged and adhered to a surface to form designs or images
mosaic
which sculpting technique is defined:
Art of cutting paper into long thin strips, rolling and pinching the pieces into different shapes, and then gluing the shapes together to form images
paper quilling
which performing arts technique is defined:
involves physical motion
movement
which performing arts technique is defined:
includes a series of movements
dance
which performing arts technique is defined:
includes planned movements
choreography
which performing arts technique is defined:
refers to how thin or heavy, curvy or toned a dancer is
body shapes
which performing arts technique is defined:
form a certain arrangement and perform a series of figures within or based on that arrangement
formation
which performing arts technique is defined:
the location of actors on the stage and the movements that they make
blocking
which dance movement level is defined:
Movements that can reach upward using jumps, leaps, or through lifting each other
high
which dance movement level is defined:
Movements that takes place between the height of the dancer’s shoulders and knees
mid
which dance movement level is defined:
Movements that including sitting, kneelings, sinking to the ground, rolling, or crawling
low
