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For other uses, see Media (disambiguation).

In the arts, media (plural of medium) are the materials and techniques used by an artist to produce a work.

[edit] Drawing

In drawing, "media" refers to the type of held dry tool used and the base onto which it is transferred. The "held dry tool" normally means a pencil, or stick medium, referred to as a "crayon". Small particles of broken-off stick medium are transferred to a base or plane of production on which the artwork is produced. A typical base is paper, but canvas and other surfaces can also be used.

[edit] Common drawing media

[edit] Painting

In painting, "media" refers to both the type of paint used and the base (or ground) to which it is applied. A paint's medium refers to what carries a paint's pigments, and is also called a "vehicle" or a "base". A painter can mix a medium with solvents, pigments, and other substances in order to make paint and control consistency.

[edit] Common paint media

[edit] Common ground media

[edit] Application tools and methods

[edit] Muralism techniques

Muralists use many of the same media as panel painters, but due to the scale of their works, use different techniques. Some such techniques include:

[edit] Sculpture

[edit] Materials

[edit] Tools

[edit] Printmaking

In the art of printmaking, "media" tends to refer to the technique used to create a print. Common media include:

Engraving
Etching
Inkjet printing (sometimes called Giclée printing)
Laser printing
Linocut
Lithography
Moku hanga
Offset printing
Plate printing
Photographic printing
Screen-printing
Woodcut

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Media (artists' materials) definition from the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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