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Art in Dimensions
Art in Dimensions
Art in Dimensions
Media of 2D Art
Naturalism: fully representational with specific details (very
objective)
Realism: representational but emphasizes the emotional
essence, non specific (more subjective)
Semi-Abstraction: partly representational but simplified and
rearranged
Objective Abstraction: Based on physical objects but
simplified and rearranged so that it appears nonobjective
Nonobjective Abstraction: nonrepresentational, started
without any reference to a physical object. Based on pure
design. Form and content act as subject matter.
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Camera Arts and Digital Imaging
Graphic Design
Two dimensional art is concerned with the
picture plane-a flat surface that has height
and width. Artist create works that give the
illusion of three dimensional space within the
picture frame. Artist attempt to balance
negative space and positive shape.
Purposes of Drawing
As a notation, sketch, or record of something
seen, remembered, or imagined.
As a study or preparation for another, usually
larger and more complex work such a sculpture,
a building, a film, a painting—or another
drawing.
As an end in itself, a complete work of art.
You can use just about any medium for
drawing, but typically the following are
traditional media:
Pencil
Charcoal
Pastel
Conte
Chalk
Pen and ink
Charcoal
Conte Crayon, Saguine
Charcoal and White Conte
Chalk
Pen and Ink
Similar to drawing, painting is a way to draw
with wet media. The process is the same but
the tools are different (i.e. The paintbrush,
which comes in a variety of shapes and sizes)
Principally the painting media are as follows
Oil
Acrylic
Watercolor
Tempera
Oil
Acrylic
Water Color
Tempera
A technique used to create multiple copies of
a single image.
There are several processes in printmaking
Relief
Woodcut
Intaglio
Etching, Engraving
Lithography
Screen printing
Digital
Woodcut
Intaglio: Engraving
Intaglio: Etching
Lithography
Screen printing
Digital Print
The purpose of photography is to capture
light as it falls across three dimensional
objects.
Photography has 3 basic processes
Black and White
Color
Digital
Digital Imaging/Digital Art
The purpose of design is to create imagery (2D or
3D) which enhances our living by including
aesthetic as well as utility in the design of the
human-made world.
Disciplines in design are as follows but are not
limited to:
Graphic design
Industrial design
Motion design
Textile design
Interior design
Clothing design
Environmental design
Logo
Poster design