PAINTING

THE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS AND EMOTIONS, WITH THE CREATION OF

CERTAIN AESTHETIC QUALITIES, IN A TWO DIMENSIONAL VISUAL
LANGUAGE.

AN ARTISTS DECISION TO USE A PARTICULAR MEDIUM, SUCH AS TEMPERA,

FRESCO, OIL, ACRYLIC , WATERCOLOR OR OTHER WATER BASED PAINTS
INK, GOUACHE, ENCAUSTIC OR CASEIN.
 the pigment may be in a wet form, such as paint, or a dry form
such as pastels.
 Painting can also be a verb, the action of creating such an artwork
NEED TO KNOW:
PIGMENT- nearly all paint colors come from nature. Dirt, rock ,plants,
etc. are the raw materials, which is ground down into what is called a
pigment.

Acrylic Paint- A thick shiny paint made by mixing pigment with water
and an acrylic base. Dries within a few hours.

Poster Paint- A solid water-based paint that dries to a matt finish.

 Fresco- The word is Italian for “fresh”. The technique involves
painting with dry pigment on wet plaster. Fresco a secco involves
paintings dry plaster.
 Oil Paint- A thick shiny paint made by mixing pigment with oil
(usually linseed).Takes several days to dry.
 Tempera - A water-based paint that may or may not be mixed with
egg yolks (egg tempera ).
 Watercolor – A soft and see-through (transparent) paint made from
pigment , water and gum Arabic.
BRIEF
HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE PAINTING
 Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16th when
the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines.
 The Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread
Catholicism throughout the Philippines. These paintings, appearing
mostly on church walls , featured religious figures appearing in
Catholic teachings.
 In the early 19th century, wealthier , educated Filipinos introduced
more secular Filipino art, causing art in the Philippines to deviate
from religious motifs.
ELEMENTS

The elements of painting are the basic components or building blocks

of a painting ( and art generally ). In Western art they are generally
considered to be:

Color
Tone(or value )
Line (a narrow mark made by a brush, or a line created where two
things meet
Shape (2D, can be positive or negative) and Form (3D)
Space (or volume)
Texture (or pattern)
COLOR
is the most basic element of a painting. Every color has three
aspects to it hue or name, value or tone and intensity.

Hue- Pure Color ( Red, Blue…….)

Value- Amount of Black or White in color
Intensity- Degree of Purity of color
TONE
refers to the degree of lightness or darkness of an area

tone varies from the bright white of a light source through shades of
gray to the deepest black shadows.
LINE
Is used to control our eye, create unity and balance. Help construct
meanings .

Line can be described as a moving dot. Line is perhaps the most

basic element of drawing.
SHAPE
an element of art is a two-dimensional area that is defined in some
way . A shape may have an outline around it or you may recognize it
by its area.

Geometric shapes- precise shapes that can be described using

mathematical formulas. Ex. Circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle ,
parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, pentagon, pentagram, hexagon,
and octagon.
 Freeform Shapes- also called organic shapes, are irregular and
uneven shapes. Their outlines may be curved, angular, or a
combination of both.

Form- an element of art, means objects that have three dimensions.