Art Techniques and Skills

Art Techniques Used by Artists

• Collage: Cutting and assembling different materials to create an image.
• Land Art: Art created using natural elements like land, stones, and plants.
• Frottage: Rubbing a crayon or pencil on a surface placed over an object to create an image.
• Digital Art: Creating art using digital technology.
• Print Making: Creating art by printing designs onto paper or other materials.

Artistic Skills

• Sculptor: Artists who shape objects from materials like metal, stone, clay, glass, and wood.
• Painters: Artists who use paint to create artwork on flat surfaces like canvas, wood, paper, and walls.
• Writers: Artists who use language to create novels, poetry, and other literary forms.
• 3-Dimensional Arts: Art forms that have volume and occupy space.
• Medium: Materials used to create art.

Subject in Art

• Subject: The person, object, place, or event depicted in a work of art.
• Representational Art: Art that depicts recognizable subjects.
• Non-Representational Art: Art that does not depict a recognizable subject; it is abstract.
• Figures: Depictions of human bodies.
• Still Life: Depiction of inanimate objects arranged in a setting.
• Everyday Life: Depictions of ordinary activities.
• Portrait: Realistic likeness of a person painted, sculpted, or drawn.

Elements of Art

• Form: Overall composition of an artwork.
• Line: A mark made by a pointed tool.
• Shape: A flat, enclosed area with length and width.
• Geometric Shape: Defined, structured shapes.
• Organic Shape: Free-form, irregular shapes.
• Color: Created by light; hue, value, and intensity.
• Texture: The feel of an object, either actual or visual.

Contemporary Visual Artists

• Rodel Tapaya: Uses folk subjects and Filipino myths.
• Dexter Sy: Inspired by his mixed Filipino-Chinese heritage.
• Mariano Amar Catague: Paints depictions of Lumad tribes.
• Saudi Ahmad: His artwork often sells before completion.
• Peter James & Moreen Austria: Collaborated and created artwork in 2016.
• Manuel Pañares: Believes in art as a learning tool with Cebu and Mindanao historical paintings.