What emerges is a beautiful expression of the artist’s inner feeling – sadness, happiness, fear, anger, anxiety, stillness or peaceful, turbulence or chaos. It reveals through his brush or pen what he thinks and feels, giving the subject its meaning for the art lover to enjoy and draw meaning as well. ELEMENTS OF PAINTING 1. Distance – there are 3 distances to looking for in a painting, The part of the painting closest to the viewer is called the foreground. The underground is the art between the foreground and the part which is farthest away is called the background 2.
Color – to convey feelings and moods within their painting. They can create a cheerful mood by placing bright colors next to each other, Kinds of Color Red – action, confidence, courage, vitality Pink ? love, beauty Brown – earth, order, convention Orange – vitality With endurance Gold – wealth, prosperity, wisdom Yellow – Wisdom, joy, happiness, intellectual energy Green – life, nature, fertility, well being Blue – youth, spirituality, truth, peace Turquoise – symbol of youth Aqua high ideals Purple – royalty, magic, mystery Violet – color of purpose.
Associated with the Crown charka Indigo – intuition, meditation, deep contemplation White – purity, cleanliness Black ? death, earth, stability Gray – sorrow, security, maturity 3. Light – affect the of the subject and objects in the painting look real and solid if the artist shows the way light falls on them 4. Shape ? to express idea Geometric Shape – suggest structure Natural/Organic Shape – irregular; they have more curves and are uneven Abstract Shape – have a recognizable form, but are not real. They are stylized or amplified versions Of organic shapes. . Medium – is a complex Of materials and conventions, both Of Which have been modified and augmented over the years Materials in Painting Acrylic paint – fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. It can be diluted with water, but become water resistant when dry Enamel paint – is a paint that air dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish. Fresco – is any of several related mural painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings. Geese – is a powdered form of mineral calcium carbonate used in art.
Glaze – refers to a layer of paint, thinned with a medium, so as to become somewhat transparent. Gouache – consisting of pigment suspended in water. Ink ? is a liquid that contains pigment and/or dyes and used to color surface to produce an image, text or design. Latex – is the stable dispersion of polymer micro particles in an aqueous medium Magna – is miscible with turpentine or mineral spirits and dries rapidly to a matte or glossy finish Oil paint – is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil.
Primer – is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting. Sums ? is a ink sticks used for writing with a Writing brush, particularly in calligraphy, a style called in sums-e in Japan. Tempera – egg tempera; is a permanent fast drying painting medium consisting Of colored pigment mixed with a water-soluble binder medium. Watercolors – is the medium or the resulting artwork, in Which the paints are made Of pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicles.
TYPES OF PAINTING Abstract paintings and drawings – are a playground of visual delights. Abstract artists use form, color, line, texture, pattern, composition and process to present ideas and evoke emotions in a poetic, nonlinear fashion, Semi-abstract paintings – pertaining to or designating a style tot painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived trot abstract art. Sculpture – the art tot carving, cutting or hewing hood, stone, metal, etc. , into statues, ornaments, etc. Or into figures as men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard trials. Paper Collage – a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, part of photographs, theater tickets and fragments of an envelop Figurative art or figurative – describes artwork particular paintings and sculptures which are clearly derived from real object sources and are therefore by definition representational.
Landscape art – is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers and forest and specially art where the main subject is a vivid view with its element arranged into a coherent composition. Digital painting – art that uses a computer.
Woodwork paintings – The art, craft or skill of making things in wood, carpentry Ceramics and ceramic art – mean art objects such as figures, tiles and tableware made from clay and Other raw materials by process Of pottery. Photographs (photo) – is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imagery such as a CDC or a COSMOS chip. Prints – a reproduction of an original work of art made by a photoelectrical process.
