TECHNIQUES

 manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect,
communicate the desired concept, or meaning, according to his/ her personal style.
 involves tools and technology, ranging from the most traditional to the most contemporary.

MEDIUM

 material, or substance out of which a work is made.

 Through these materials, the artists express and communicate feelings and ideas.

PRINT MAKING

 process of making artworks by painting, normally in paper wherein the art is created by
transforming ink from a matrix or prepared screen to a sheet of paper.
 Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching engraving and lithograph, modern
artists have expanded available techniques to include screen printing.

WOODCUT

 oldest form of printmaking, woodcut is a relief process in which knives and other tools are used
to carve design into the surface of a wooden black.
 The wooden block is usually made from pear word, which is sawn along the grain and planed
smooth.

ENGRAVING

 an intaglio printmaking process in which lines are cut into a metal plate in order to hold the ink,
the plate can be made of copper or zinc.

ETCHING

 an intaglio printmaking process in which lines or areas are incised using acid into metal plate in
order to hold the ink, the plate can be made of iron, copper, or zinc.

LITOGRAPH

 a planographic printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or prepared
metal plate, usually zinc or aluminum) and affixed by means of a chemical reaction.

SCREEN PRINT

 process where ink is forced through a mesh screen onto a surface. Making certain areas of the
screen impervious to printing ink creates a stencil, which blocks the printing ink from passing
through the screen.
COLLAGE

 a technique in art production used in visual arts. It is an artwork made from assembling of
different forms, thus creating a New image or forms
 a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not
normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater
tickets, and fragments of an envelope.

DECOLLAGE

 technique in art production used in visual arts that instead of creating a new images or form, the
art is created by cutting, treating away or otherwise removing pieces of an original image.

LAND ART OR EARTH ART

 art that is made directly in the landscape, sculpting the land itself into earthworks or making
structures in the landscape using natural materials such as rocks or twigs.

MIXED MEDIA

 artwork of which more than one medium has been employed.

 a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media.

GRAFFITI

 writing or drawings that have been scribed, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other
surface, often in a public space.
 ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings.
 may express underlying social andpolitical messages, and a whole genre ofartistic expression

DIGITAL ART

 artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or
presentation
 placed under the larger umbrella term new media art.
 Digital installation art, and virtual reality have become recognized artistic practices.
 the term digital artist is used to describe an artist who makes use of digital technologies in the
production of art.

ABACA

 local material that belongs to banana family. Its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging
from pure white to ivory and dark brown.
 One of the prides of Bicol region, Philippines is the production of native products which are
basically made up of abaka.
NITO

 Nito vine (Lygodium circinatum) is a plant belonging to the fern family that grows abundantly in
Mindanao in Southern Philippines. It is a vine growing as a secondary forest cover clinging to
trees and rocks.
 The nito vine must firstly be gathered, then exposed to sunlight to dry. It does not need
treatment like soaking or scraping to enhance its natural colour.

BURI

 Largest and most common planT found in the Philippines. The plant lives up to more than 30
years. It grows throughout the country at low and medium altitudes.

CAPIZ SHELLS

 belong to a taxonomic family, Placunidae. It is scientifically known as Placuna Placenta also

known as windowpane oyster, which is found on the coastal waters of the Philippines.
 Capiz shells being abundant here in the Philippines leads the people to discover possible things
that could be made out of capiz shells specifically for commercial business.

SANTOL WOODS

 Santol or cotton fruit is quite common in the Philippines. While the material is less dense
compared to other wood variants, it is actually very easy to work with.
 With correct curing, this wood is highly resistant to wood borers, making it ideal to use as a
skeletal framework.

Rice Hull Ash Cement (RHAC)

 Ash from rice hulls or husks is an affordable and effective substitute. When burned under 700 to
750 degrees Celsius, the ash offers binding properties that make it a suitable additive to cement
solutions.
 Rice is also common in the country, making it very sustainable in the long run.