PAINTING
PAINTING
• is a work of art created by applying paint,
pigment or other medium to a surface.
• is both the act of applying paint and the
resulting artwork. and it involves the artistit’s
creative expression and technical skills,
utilizing various tools and techniques to create
a unique visual experience.
II. IMPORTANCE OF PAINTINGS
Paintings serves many purposes, it can be used to:
• DOCUMENT HISTORY
• EXPRESS EMOTIONS
• TELL STORIES
• DECORATE
• INSPIRE
The Dawn of Painting: Cave Art
• the earliest known painting are cave paintings,
created by prehistoric humans in caves and
rock shelters around the world. These
paintings, often depicting animals, hunting
scenes and abstract symbols, were made using
pigments derived from natural sources, such
as charcoal, ochre and manganese dioxide.
FAMOUS CAVE PAINTING SITE
Lascaux Cave France
• Located in Southern
France. Is renowned for it’s
stunning collection of cave
paintLings datiTheng back
around 17,000 years ago.
• The cave features over 600
paintings primarily
depicting large animals,
such as horses, bulls and
deer.
Altamira Cave, Spain
• Situated in Northern Spain,
is another prominent site for
cave painting. Discovered
in 1879, the cave features a
collection of charcoal
drawings and polychrome
paintings depicting animals.
The paintings are estimated
to be around 36,000 years
old.
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, India
• Located in Central
India, are a collecition
of over 600 rock
shelters that contain
prehistoric cave
painting dating back at
least 12,000 years ago.
TYPES OF PAINTING SUBJECT
HISTORY PAINTING
• History paintings depict a
moment in a narrative
story, most often (but not
exclusively) Greek and
Roman mythology and
Bible stories, opposed to a
specific and static subject,
as in portrait, still life, and
landscape painting.
PORTRAIT ART
• Portrait art is a genre
in painting, where
the intent is to
represent a specific
human subject.
GENRE PAINTING
• Genre painting is
a style of art that
depicts scenes
from everyday
life in a realistic
manner.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
• Landscape painting, also
known as landscape art, is the
depiction in painting of
natural scenery such as
mountains, valleys, rivers,
trees, and forests, especially
where the main subject is a
wide view—with its elements
arranged into a coherent
composition.
STILL LIFE PAINTING
• A still life painting is
a work of art that
depicts inanimate
objects, such as
flowers, food, or
household items, that
are arranged in a
specific way.
MOST COMMON TYPES OF PAINTING
MEDIUM
OIL PAINTING
• Oil painting is one of the oldest
painting mediums in the world.
Some of the popular paintings
were created using oil paints.
Although they dry slowly, the
finished artwork has a deep, rich
color with a distinctive smell that
comes from linseed, poppy seed,
walnut, or safflower oils that
were utilized within the paint.
ACRYLIC PAINTING
• Acrylic painting is a fairly new
medium compared to other
painting mediums like oil
painting. It is suitable for artists
who work fast since the paint
dries fast. Acrylic paint can
work on canvas, paper, or
wooden panels using synthetic
brushes.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
• Watercolor painting is
used by landscape
painters who want to
create soft changes
between colors in their
artworks. This paint
medium has a
transparent appearance
and takes a long time to
dry.
