medium of arts

Question 1

any material or tool used by an artist in translating his or her thoughts and emotions into an artwork

Answer 1

medium

Question 2

what is an example of medium?

Answer 2

watercolor, fresco, pastel and chalk, crayons, charcoal, acrylic, wood, clay, stone, and others

Question 3

types of art media

Answer 3

dry media, wet media, mixed media

Question 4

are dryly applied materials such as pencil, pastel, and charcoal

Answer 4

dry media

Question 5

these are coloring materials in liquid form like paints and inks

Answer 5

wet media

Question 6

a combination of two or more wet and dry media in a single artwork

Answer 6

mixed media

Question 7

the artist’s way or method of using a medium in creating an artwork

Answer 7

technique

Question 8

fling the paint onto the painting surface with a flick of a brush

Answer 8

splattering

Question 9

put colors together to create a greater visual for the viewer

Answer 9

coloring

Question 10

lay enough thick-layered paint in an area of the surface to make the brush or painting-knife strokes visible. as an option, mix the paint right on the canvas. when dry, this gives texture; the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas

Answer 10

impasto painting

Question 11

this is also known as hot wax painting. heat beeswax, and add color pigments to produce liquid or paste. afterward, apply this to a surface, which is usually a wooden one, though canvas and other materials can also be used

Answer 11

encaustic painting

Question 12

blow colored dyes through a tube onto the canvas or wall

Answer 12

mural painting

Question 13

paint with pigments bound with a medium of drying oil especially linseed. boil oil with a resin to have a glossy and varnished-like effect

Answer 13

oil painting

Question 14

this is an exact resemblance of a design or a performance through a camera in order to produce the desired copy. it is also used as a tool in capturing installations and performances

Answer 14

photography

Question 15

this is a method of duplicating a single design into multiple ones

Answer 15

printing

Question 16

what are the four major processes of printmaking?

Answer 16

relief printing, intaglio printing, planographic process or lithography, screen printing (silkscreen) or stencil printing

Question 17

it is the cutting away of the unneeded portion in design and print what is left on the original surface

Answer 17

relief printing

Question 18

it is the opposite of relief painting, print what is below the surface. examples are scratching, etching, engraving, and burin

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intaglio printing

Question 19

draw a design using a greasy crayon, fix it with acid solution, and print what is drawn on a surface

Answer 19

planographic process or lithography

Question 20

pass ink or any printing medium through a stencil, which has been applied (or exposed) onto a mesh or screen stretched on a wooden or metal frame. then, print through open areas on a screen

Answer 20

screen printing (silkscreen) or stencil printing