Painting is a process that applies paint, pigment, color, or another medium onto a surface. Mediums are commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, may be used.
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The final work is also called a "painting."
About Painting
It is defined as:
noun
- 1. A painted picture.
- 2. The process or art of using paint in a picture as a protective coating or decoration.
verb
- 1. an act or instance of painting.
Vocabulary
Include the following terminology.
Fundamentals
- Hue - It is the name of the color or 'hue family,' i.e., red, orange, yellow.
- Value or Tone - Describes the lightness or darkness of a color relative to its surroundings.
- Intensity or Brightness - It is the brightness or dullness of a color relative to its surroundings.
- Temperature - It describes the warmness or coolness of a color relative to its surroundings.
Intermediate
- Color Bias - Most traditional pigments have an undertone.
- Masstone
- Undertone - It is the temperature of each color or hue, leaning towards the color on either side of it on the traditional color wheel.
Painting Mediums
In 2D Visual Arts, a medium refers to the materials or supplies used to create artwork.
Mixed Media or Miscellaneous
Is any of the following mediums combined. For more information or resources on each medium, see the following:
Painting Tools
See below for links to paiting tools.
Color
See below for links.
Articles Online
Includes the following.
Color Mixing
- Color Space for Painters - Color Space is defined as a specific organization of colors, and many different models depend on whether you are working with digital images, photography, or paint.
- What are Color Systems? - They are based on the physical process of mixing hues or colors.
- The Color of Light - Whether it's yellow sunlight, blue light reflected from the sky, or orange candlelight, painters are always concerned with the light's 'hue' or color.
- Ancient Pigments - Greek and Roman statues appear white today, but many of these sculptures have confirmed traces of pigments.
Color Theory
- Introduction to Color Theory - Color Theory is a set of guidelines that uses the element of color to create harmony, communicate ideas, or invoke an emotional response in the viewer.
- Psychogology of Color - Colors can stimulate, excite, depress, tranquilize, increase appetite, and create a feeling of warmth or coolness.
Books
Includes the following.
- Color and Light - A Guide for the Realist Painter, by James Gurney, 2010
- Exploring Color Workshop - With New Exercises, Lessons and Demonstrations by Nita Leland, 2016.
Resources
See below for external links.
Articles Online
Includes the following.
Pigments
- Pigments Through the Ages - From prehistoric times, humans have left an imprint on their environment through painted images, beautifying their world, and expressing their thoughts and feelings.
- Artist Pigments and Dyes - Explore the naming conventions of pigments in all artist materials at Artist Pigments.org with an Art material and pigment database and color tools for designers.
Books
Includes the following.
Oil Painting
- The Painterly Approach - An Artist's Guide To Seeing, Painting And Expressing, by Bob Rohm, 2008.
- Landscape Painting - Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice, by Mitchell Albala, 2011.
- Exploring Color Workshop - With New Exercises, Lessons and Demonstrations by Nita Leland, 2016.
Videos
Includes the following.
- Navigating Color Space (NCS) - A fabulous video created by Gamblin on how color space works with oil paints through the ages.
