PAINTING

Painting – is a style of creating an expression by applying colors to a flat

surface are any mediums like, Canva ,clay ,glass, paper, walls, leaf, or woods.
Abstraction or composition, drawing, and other aesthetics may serve to
manifest the expressive and conceptual intension of the artist.
Paint records the most delicate gesture.it tells whether the
painter sat or stood or crouched in front of the canvas. It is loaded with
narrative content, symbolism, or emotion.

A beautiful painting is not made by photographic likeness, but rather by good

composition. For the artist the harmony in his /her artwork will depend on
the selection of appropriate devises peculiar to the medium and the use of
certain principles to relate them.
Aspect of the painting

Line
–It is the simple element in the painting.it has a continues making made
by a moving a point to outline shape and can, horizontal, diagonal ,and
curved.) Each line has its meaning : vertical lines stress action strength
horizontal h dynamism horizonal lines means serenity calmness, stability
diagonal line express tension, movement curved lines appear softness
Color flexibility,gentless.

The artist used used color to convey feelings and moods within the
painting, it is the result of wavelengths of lights reflecting of objects.
It is composed of three distinct qualities such as hue, saturation, and venue.
Hue is merely the name of the color ,Red,Yellow,and the blue the primary.
Their mixture that produce the secondary colors are green, orange and
purple.
 Texture

It a component of two sided and three sided design and distinguish by it

perceive visual and physical properties. It is used to describe the way a
three –dimensional work feels when touched in two dimensional models such
us painting, it may refer to visual 'feel of a piece(2007)

Perspective
It is an art technique for creating an illusion of three dimensions with depth and
space. It is real goal is creating view point for the audience that will best
communicate the subject and serve its particular message.
Shapes
It is an element in painting that helps express idea. It helps to interact, and
independently evoke agitation, purposeful energy, direction .the maybe
circles,triangle,oval or texture of the area with defined boundary created by
a variety of color, value or texture of the areas adjacent to it.
 Symbols

The artist of them include symbolic object and their paintings that have
a special meaning or special message it is used to express ideas such as
deep hope lie etc.

The color Wheel and its Categories

Colors play as a fundamental role in our lives and how we response to our
environment .it is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the
categories called blue, green, red and others. it has two main types warm and cool
colors.

Significantly a color wheel also known as a color circle is a visual representation of

color arranged based to the chromatic relationship it is a circle shape that is divided
evenly into 12 segments which display different color according to its pigment value. it
also show the relationship between the primary colors secondary, colors and
complementary colors .other colors can also categorized based on the following.
 Complementary colors
Complementary colors this colors set contrary to each other on
the color wheel. Because they are opposite, they tend to took
lively when used together. When you put complementary colors
together each color seems more noticeable example of this colors
are red and green.

Analogous colors

These colors sit next to each other on the color

wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because
they are closely related. Orange, yellow-orange, and
yellow are an example of analogous colors.

Neutral Colors

- They are sometimes called "earth tones." These colors don't

usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black,
white, gray, and occasionally brown and beige.
Warm Colors

-These colors are made with orange, red, yellow

or some combination of these. Colors of the
sunset give a feeling of brightness and heat.
Cool Colors

These colors are made with blue, green, purple

or some combination of these. These colors
make you think of cool and peaceful things, like
winter skies and still ponds.

Symbolism and Meaning of Primary Colors

-Colors can affect our actions and emotions and on how

we respond to various people, things, and ideas.
 Red Color
This is noted as the warmest of all types of colors. It is most chosen by
extroverts and one of the top choices among males. It is a color which is
associated with fiery heat and warmth and has strong symbolism about life and
vitality. It is also essential to human life because:
a. It increases enthusiasm and interest.
b. It gives more energy.
c. It reinforces action and confidence.
d. It protects us from fears and anxieties.
Blue Color.

This is known as the calmest color like that of the sky and ocean. It is the color of
inspiration, sincerity, and spirituality and often the chosen color by conservative people.
This color is important to human life because:

a.It is a sign of calmness and relaxation.

b. It opens the flow of communication.
c. It broadens our perspective in learning new information.
d. It implies solitude and peace.
Yellow Color.

This is considered as the easiest color to recognize. It is symbol

creativity and intellectual vitality. It also symbolizes wisdom. happiness
and brings awareness and clarity.
The yellow color is vital to human life because
a. It helps us in making decisions.
b. b. It relieves us from burnout, panic, nervousness, exhaustion.
c. It sharpens our memory and concentration skills.
d. d. It protects us from depression.

Mediums in Painting

There are different mediums in paintings used today. It helps to describe

the elements that bind the colors in the paint (Martin, 2004). The following
are examples of the methods used in painting:
1. Oil- It is the type of slow-drying paint
that consists of particles of pigment
suspended in drying oils such as linseed oil,
poppy seed oil, safflower oil and walnut oil.

2. Pastel- It is an art medium in the shape of

a stick or crayons. It consists of pure powdered
color and a binder. Dry pastel can be classified
as soft pastels, pan pastels, hard pastels, and
pastel pencils

3. Acrylic- It is fast drying paint containing

pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion
which becomes water-resistant when dry.

4. Watercolor- It is the medium which the

paints are made of colors suspended in a
water-soluble vehicle. It is usually transparent
and appears luminous because the pigments are
laid down in a relatively pure form with few
types of filler obscuring the pigment colors.
 5. Ink- It is a liquid that contains colors and dyes and is
applied to a surface to produce an image, text, or design. It
is for drawing with a brush, or pen.

6. Encaustic- It is heated beeswax to which colored

stains are added.

7. Fresco- It refers to any of several related mural

painting types, executed on walls, ceilings or any other
kind of flat surface. The term fresco comes from the
Italian word "affresco" which means "fresh."
 8. Gouache- It is a water-based paint
consisting of pigment and other materials
designed to be used in an opaque painting
technique.

9. Enamel- It is a paint that air dries to a durable,

usually glossy and solid finish. It is used for
outdoor coating surfaces or otherwise subject to
variations in temperature.

10. Spray paint-It is the type of paint

that comes in a sealed pressurized
battle and released in a fine spray.

11. Tempera- It is a permanent, fast-

drying painting medium consisting of
colored pigment mixed with a water-
soluble binder method.
 Classifications of Painting Styles

Part of the desire in painting particularly in the 21st century is the variety of
available art styles. The style in painting is in two senses: it can refer to the
distinctive visual elements, techniques, and methods that characterized one's
artwork, and can refer to the movement or school that associated to the
artists. Such classifications include the following style.

a. Western Styles

Abstraction.
It is an art in painting which does not attempt to
represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead
use colors. shapes, forms and gestural marks to achieve its
effect. It may be formed by reducing the observable
phenomenon, typically to retain only information which is
relevant for a particular purpose..

Expressionism.
It is sometimes called emotional
realism. In this style, the artists sought to
express meaning or emotional experience
rather than physical truth.
Baroque.
It is characterized by dynamism (a sense of
motion), which is augmented by extravagant
effects (e.g.. sharp curves, rich decoration). Among
the most significant Baroque painters are
Caravaggio, Rembrandt,
Rubens,Velazques,Poussin,and Vermeer

Impressionism.
It is a type of art presenting the real-
life subject with emphasis on the
impression left in the artist's perception,
particularly the effect of light on the
object used as a subject.
Modernism.
It is characterized by a cautious
rejection of the styles of the past and
emphasizing innovation and
experimentation of materials and
techniques instead to create better
artworks.
b. Modern Styles

Realism.
It is a style of painting practiced before the
invention of the camera, where artists depicted
landscapes and humans with as much attention to
detail and precision as possible. The artist's
primary goal is to describe accurately and
truthfully as possible what is possible
Observed..

Symbolism.
It is an art that represents the
subject symbolically. For instance, the
"Spolarium" painting of Juan Luna
depicts the suffering of the Filipino
people from the hands of the
Spaniards. Many works of art included
by some writers who cover the
symbolist era were produced in the
middle of the century or even before.
Fauvism.
- refers to art that used brilliant primary colors
or color illumination on subjects like pictures to
emphasize comfort, joy, and leisure. It comes from the
French word fauves, meaning "wild beasts" (this name
refers to a small group of painters in Paris who
exhibited works notable for the bold and expressive
use of pure color).

Cubism.
It is a form of abstraction wherein the object
is first reduced to cubes and then flattened into
two-dimensional shapes. It has been considered
the most influential and powerful art movement
during the 20th century in Paris established by
Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
Surrealism.
It is a type of art wherein the artist creates
dreamlike paintings that filled with mysterious
objects. It is the opposite of abstraction that
attempts to portray the conscious mind through
unconventional means