MEDIA AND TOOLS
The term MEDIA refers to the tools and materials an artist uses.
Remember HUE is a property of the element COLOR Pigment is the powdered substance (whether natural or chemical) that determines the hue of paints, crayons, chalks, and inks. Remember HUE is a property of the element COLOR
A composition developed by gluing colored paper, photographs, magazine pictures, fabric, and other two-dimensional materials onto a flat surface is: collage
The Matisse work, "Beasts of the Sea", shown to the left was created using which of the following medium: COLLAGE
Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in linseed oil. (Gives it a waxy feel) The medium used by the artist, Jan van Eyck, in this painting, “Arnolfini Portrait” is oil on panel.
Charcoal is a type of dry media that is made up of a carbon left behind after wood is charred or burned
Acrylic paint a type of wet media that consists of pigment and a polymer (synthetic) binder and is thinned with water.
A Relief print is made by inking and printing the raised areas of a plate. A Brayer is the tool used to apply ink to a printing plate, such as a linoleum plate or a wooden plate.