candy cane
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 03:00:11 PM
l have a project due in my Art History class tomorrow, and l need help
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clarifying the different between medium and technique. Unfortunately our
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text book does not give a clear definition, so I am hoping someone can
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offer me some guidance. l need to identify the medium and technique of
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each of the following from a local museum: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture,
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Print, and Architecture.
Does medium refer to ''Painting,''
while technique refers to ''Oil/Acrylic/Tempera/etc.''? If so, what would
the equivalent to sculpture and architecture be?
Thanks!/>
quiero
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 05:50:19 PM
Technique is how you do it.
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Medium is what you do it with.
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Babydoll
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 02:22:42 AM
Here is an example to help you keep the terms straight.
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The medium: Oil on canvas.
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Various techniques:
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Apply the pigment with brushes, daubbing on the canvas.
Splatter the pigment by flicking the brush towards the canvas.
Apply the pigment with a pallet knife.
Apply the pigment with one is fingers.
Smear pigment on one is body and run headlong into the canvas.
Dribble the pigment onto the canvas from squeeze bottles.
See the difference?
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Sunday, 15th of August 2010 06:58:21 AM
the medium is the thing used to create the piece, like acrylic
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paint or pen and ink. the technique is the way the artist created lines
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and shading, like stippling, cross-hatching, hatching, and controlled
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scribble
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