from which art is made. Technique = methods or prac)ces used to make art. “What” “How” Medium = a special use of materials to make art. Ink Clay Paint Chalk Drypoint Lithography Bronze CasHng Dry Brush Washes SHppling Modeling
represen)ng an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines draw·∙ing noun \ˈdrȯ(-‐)iŋ\ 2: an artwork created from lines or areas of tone created with a dry medium on a piece of paper. For example, graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, or silverpoint. 3: a two-‐dimensional artwork created from lines or tone that is dominated by a dry medium but can include wet mediums such as ink, and washes of paint.
represen)ng an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines draw·∙ing noun \ˈdrȯ(-‐)iŋ\ 2: an artwork created from lines or areas of tone created with a dry medium on a piece of paper. For example, graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, or silverpoint. 3: a two-‐dimensional artwork created from lines or tone that is dominated by a dry medium but can include wet mediums such as ink, and washes of paint.
is faster, and leaves less room for lies. Le Corbusier My adtude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It's about making the best kind of image I can make, it's about talking as clearly as I can. Jim Dine
of technical drawing. These devices help shine the sharpest light on the things I depict. I am against hierarchies and perspec)ve. I arrange the objects of my drawings on a spa)al plane using cavalier projec)on. The origins of this projec)on lay in military cartography -‐ fore, mid and background are got rid of and everything depicted is equally close and far. The viewer becomes the architect and the drawing, an architectural plan. He or she is no longer earthbound but hovers like an angel over the described scene, taking in the en)re design. I was raised on the north-‐east coast of England, and this has condi)oned my aesthe)c. I think like the flat, grey skies of wintery Whitley Bay -‐ tonally. I use very hard pencils, very rarely sooer than 4H. Some)mes the pencils are so hard it seems they would rather scratch a hole in the paper than give up their pale graphite. Paul Noble
Man in a Mask and Cloak, 1760. Pen and Ink. Nibs of different sizes and shapes create different quali)es of line Ink is ooen diluted and applied with brushes to create shadows.
& Visual Arts / Art Terms) the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other ar)s)c composi)on 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a composi)on or picture made in this way 3. the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush
wove paper. 14 7/8” X 21 7/16” White is rarely used in watercolor rather dry brushes and empty space is used. Lighter colors are created using washes, paint with water. Fine details are added by using a lot of paint and a thin brush. Watercolor
1425-‐1428. Oil on Panel. Oil has the capability to render minute details with great clarity. Combined with resins and glazes, oil creates a bright and luminous color.
Mixed Media on Canvas. Wax is ooen used with mixed media and collage to bind elements and integrate them with one another. The wax can ooen be mixed with oil paints to create different colors and textures.