List of art materials
The held dry tool normally means a pencil, or stick medium, referred to as a crayon . A paint s medium refers to what carries a paint s pigments, and is also called a vehicle or a base .Some such techniques include: In the art of printmaking, media tends to refer to the technique used to create a print. Common media include: .
A painter can mix a medium with solvents, pigments, and other substances in order to make paint and control consistency. Muralists use many of the same media as panel painters, but due to the scale of their works, use different techniques. Small particles of broken-off stick medium are transferred to a base or plane of production on which the artwork is produced.
In the arts, media (plural of medium) are the materials and techniques used by an artist to produce a work. In drawing, media refers to the type of held dry tool used and the base onto which it is transferred. A typical base is paper, but canvas and other surfaces can also be used. In painting, media refers to both the type of paint used and the base (or ground) to which it is applied.
