Art Media

Art means different things to people, but it’s defined as a process or product of meaningfully arranging elements in a way that evokes emotions or senses. These sensual or emotional reactions can be subconsciously without the viewer knowing why they are reacting to a piece of art. Art encompasses a wide range of activities including drawings, paintings, printmaking, and sculptures. In these activities, they apply different media for their artist representation of the subject.

Drawing is defined as a graphic representation by lines or stokes of an object or idea. Some common drawing media includes Chalk Pastel, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Conté crayon, Graphite and Graphite Pencils, Marker, Oil pastel, and Pen and Ink.

Painting is defined as a process of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect. Some common paint media includes Acrylic Paint, Enamel Paint, Gesso, Glaze, Gouache, Ink, Latex paint, Magna Paint, Oil Paint, Primer, Sumi, Tempera, Vinyl paint, and Watercolor. These media are used by itself or mixed to achieve the artist desire effect.

Printmaking is defined as a process making prints as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. Some common printmaking media includes Engraving, Etching, Inkjet Printing, Laser Printing, Linocut, Lithography, Moku Hanga, Offset Printing, Plate Printing, Photographic Printing, Screen-printing, and Woodcutting.

Sculpture is defined as a process of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works in three dimensions. Some common sculpture media includes Beads, Clay, Edible Material, Found Objects, Glue and Other Adhesives, Ice, Jewels, Marble, Metals, Paperboard, Papier-mâché, Plaster, Plastics, Sand, Stone, Textile, Wax, Wire, and Wood.

These media are used alone or in combinations to achieve the artist desire effect. Some artist will mix graphite pencils and colored pencils to aim the viewer to the focal point of the piece of art.

In future articles will be discussed each activities. Also, how the activities apply each media reach the aimed result.