TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS By Yolanda Sánchez Fernández

The Supporting material The painting or drawing material (technique) The tool we use to paint or draw And the way we apply the material. ANY PAINTING PROCEDURE OR TECHNIQUE DEPENDS OF FOUR BASIC ELEMENTS:

Nowdays the computer and the computing drawing programmes has opened new possibilities…. But here, one more time we are only going to explain the traditional concepts.

ALL THIS ELEMENTS MUST BE IN EQUILIBRIUM. … we must use the right brush for the present technique, and be careful with the support material; the solvent should be the right one…….. YouTube - The Art of making Paint.

1.1.Supporting materials Canvas Poster board Water colour paper Cardboard Wood board Trace paper Transparent papers……

The cardboards or canvas may have got special preparation to change some of the characteristics. Gesho, final varnishes… YouTube - How to Paint with Acrylic Paint : How to Prepare your Canvas to Paint with AcrylicsYouTube - How to Paint with Acrylic Paint : How to Prepare your Canvas to Paint with Acrylics YouTube - Drawing & Painting Tips : How to Prime Canvas to Paint ItYouTube - Drawing & Painting Tips : How to Prime Canvas to Paint It

CANVAS

POSTER BOARD

WATER COLOUR PAPER

CARDBOARD ………

1.2.Techniques We can classify techniques in: 1.greasy/watery Oil technique: oil solvent as white spirit. Water technique: water solvent 2.dry/wet Dry techique: no solvent YouTube - art materials

Dry colours Color pencils Wax crayons Pastel colours Markers Felt tip Pencil Charcoal

Color pencils

Wax crayons

Pastel colors

Markers

Charcoal YouTube - Recreation of a Masters Charcol Drawing (Video time lapse)YouTube - Recreation of a Masters Charcol Drawing (Video time lapse)

Wet colours Ink Watercolour Acrylic painting Oil painting Poster painting…..

Ink

Watercolor

Acrylic painting

Oil painting

Poster painting

1.3.Tools YouTube - How to Paint with Acrylics : Paint Brushes for Acrylic Painting YouTube - How to Paint with Acrylics : Brush Techniques for Acrylic Painting: Pt. 1 YouTube - How to Paint with Acrylics : Paint Brushes for Acrylic Painting YouTube - How to Paint with Acrylics : Brush Techniques for Acrylic Painting: Pt. 1 Brushes ● scissors Sponges ● spatula Apron ● hole punch Old t-shirts ● stapler Newspapers ● glue stick Towel ● sticky tape

Brushes

Sponges

Old t-shirts

Newspaper

Towel

Spatula

Sticky tape

1.4.Ways Stamping YouTube - Free Preschool Arts & Crafts, Stamping with Biocolor from Discount School Supply Stenciling Printing Dripping YouTube - DRIPPING DE JUAN TRUJILLO Puntillisim Simetry Rubbering Mixed…

2.General composition YouTube - The Art of making Paint. YouTube - The Art of making Paint. Pigment: Aglutinating agent

Pigment Dry coloring matter, especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint.

Types of pigments Inorganic Pigments- They are of the type mineral-earth but generally are metallic oxides or synthetics

Organic Pigments-They contain carbon and comes with relatively low levels of toxicity, not providing any major environmental concern

Agglutinating agent Glue Oils Lanolin Wax…

Glue

Oils

Lanolin

Some links: Category:Painting materials - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCategory:Painting materials - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Art Supplies - Painting | Artist Materials | PrintmakingArt Supplies - Painting | Artist Materials | Printmaking The Materials of Painting

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The end? Let’s Try some!!!!