List of art techniques

Types of art techniques There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art.[1][2][3]

Art techniques

A

Aerial perspective by Frans Koppelaar, Landscape near Bologna, 2001; distant objects are lighter, of lower contrast, and bluer than nearer objects.
  • Airbrushing technique
  • Aerial perspective technique
  • Acrylic painting techniques
  • Aging (artwork) technique
  • Aquatint
  • Assemblage (art) technique
  • Animation (digital art)

B

  • Basse-taille enameling technique
  • Burnishing
  • Freehand brush work

C

a Collage by Pablo Picasso cut and pasted colored paper, gouache and charcoal on paperboard
  • Camaïeu technique
  • Cast paper
  • Ceramic forming techniques
  • Cerography
  • Champlevé
  • Chiaroscuro technique
  • Cloisonné
  • Collage
  • Contour drawing technique
  • Contour rivalry
  • Crosshatching

D

"Sisters and Brothers" paper, oil paint. 50x70 cm. Technique "dry brush"
Portrait using dry brushing technique
The Droste effect
The Droste effect

E

F

Examples of faux paintings.

G

Example of grattage

H

I

Van Gogh - The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh - an example of impasto technique and line structure.[4]

J

K

L

M

Wall paintings, (mural) Varanasi, India, 1974.

N

O

P

Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.

Q

R

S

Detail of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa showing sfumato.

T

Verdaille example A Chinoiserie Procession of Figures Riding on Elephants with Temples Beyondby Jean-Baptiste Pillement

U

V

W

Example of Woodblock printing. Aizuri-e print: Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa

X

Y

Z

See also

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References

  1. ^ Stephen Davies (1991). Definitions of Art. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-9794-0.
  2. ^ Robert Stecker (1997). Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-01596-5.
  3. ^ Noël Carroll, ed. (2000). Theories of Art Today. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-16354-9.
  4. ^ Naifeh, Steven, 1952- (2011). Van Gogh : the life. Smith, Gregory White. (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 9781588360472. OCLC 763401387.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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