Two-Dimensional Mediums and Techniques

3rd of ESO Visual Arts Teacher Simone

INDEX 1. 2D Mediums in Artistic Expression

2. Drawing and Painting mediums

3. Printmaking techniques

4. Other two-dimensional mediums

1. 2D Mediums in Artistic Expression

• Mediums are the tools we use to draw, paint, etc...

• Techniques are all of the ways of using these mediums.

• We can combine and mix various techniques and mediums.

• Learning different procedures, techniques and mediums helps us know which is the most adecuate way to express us.

2. Dry and Wet mediums

YES Those materials that

require a liquid for it’s application (water, oil)

WET MEDIUMS

for painting

•NO •Those materials that do not require a liquid

for it’s application •

•DRY MEDIUMS •For drawing

2.1. Drawing Mediums Graphite Pencil:

• Pencils can be hard or soft.

– Soft pencils: are used for sketches and to create shading because they allow for more tonalities.

– Hard pencils: used mostly for technical drawings that require more precision.

Antonio López . “María”, 1972. Fuente: MUSEO

NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFÍA :

"Catalogo". En: VV.AA.: Antonio López. Madrid,

Lerner & Lerner, 1993, pp. 81-256.

2.1. Drawing Mediums

Colored pencils:

• Unlike graphite pencils, colored pencils have a wax pigment interior.

• Some colored pencils can be activated with water. They are called watercolor pencils.

• They give the artist great control to make full colors drawings with great detail.

2.1. Drawing Mediums

Markers and pens:

• An evolving technique that allows for a range of graphic possibilities in full color.

• First, pencil should be used to make a preliminary sketch. Then, light colors should be applied before darks.

2.1. Drawing Mediums Charcoal:

• Charcoal is derived from burnt wood.

• It is principally used for… – Making preparatory sketches,

– Creating shading

• Charcoal allows for a range of marks, from lines to a variety of tones of grey.

2.1. Drawing Mediums Crayons:

• Crayons are derived from pigments and wax.

• Crayons allow for brilliant colorful drawings.

2.1. Drawing Mediums Pastels

Pastels are a stick of powdered pigment similar to chalk.

They tend to have a pale color and a very soft texture.

2.1. Drawing Mediums Collage:

• This technique is the act of pasting photos, papers, objects, drawings on a support.

• The word “collage” comes from the word “paste” in French.

• Picasso and Braque, the cubist artists, were the first to create collages.

Kurt Schwitters, Opened by Customs, 1937-8

Para ver aplicaciones interactivas para crear collage utilizando el ordenador:

http://blog.educastur.es/luciaag/2007/07/20/collage-machine/

Fragmento de Arte y reciclaje, alumnado y

profesorado del IES Valle de Aller, 2009

2.1. Identify the medium

charcoal

2.1. Identify the medium

collage

2.1. Identify the medium

pastels

2.1. Identify the medium

pen

2.1. Identify the medium

crayon

2.1. Identify the medium

Graphite

pencil

2.1. Identify the medium

Colored

pencils

2.1. Identify the medium

marker

2.1. The project Let’s get to work!

We will experiment with all of the different dry mediums to make a decoration for the Primary School’s reading corner.

We will make a reading tree.

2.1. The project We will each use the following dry mediums to make

leaves for the reading tree.

Pencil

Charcoal

Colored Pencils

Pastels

Pen

Marker

Crayons

Collage

2.2. Painting mediums Tempera:

• Is a dense and opaque paint that is soluble in water.

Actividad realizada con témpera de una alumna de 3º eso

2.2. Painting mediums Watercolors:

• Are a transparent medium with which the color is added through layers of water tinted by the paint.

• They can be dry or in tubes.

• It’s important to use paper with a coarse (rugoso) texture so that it can absorb some of the water.

• This technique can be combined with crayons or tape to create different visual effects.

http://www.watercolorpainting.com/index.htm http://www.talleronline.com/otras-tecnicas/acuarela-paso-paso-quiosco-884.html

2.2. Painting mediums Oil paints:

• Are made from pigments combined with an oil, like linseed oil, poppyseed oil…

• It is a widely used technique because of the endless possibilities for creating colors, textures, etc.

• Supports: – Normally it is used with CANVAS (lienzo) or wood boards.

Óleo I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fxb8cZgrqY

Óleo II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GmWJBUqQm8

Jan Van Eyck, El matrimonio

Arnolfini, 1434, Oil on wood

3. Printmaking techniques • Prints are created by stamping or imprinting a plate

(plancha).

• Printmaking is the art form with allows us to make multiple repetitions of the same image.

• There are many different types of printmaking, like relief printing, intaglio printing, or monoprinting.

The project To celebrate Chinese New Year, we will make masks

inspired by the famous Peking Opera.

Watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMRIzpO4nU

The steps… Draw a life-size mask shape, like this one:

Draw lightly, in pencil, some designs, like these:

The steps… Color some areas with crayon.

Next, paint other areas with watercolor. What happens with the watercolor and the crayon together?

Some inspiration…