Art Media

All the materials and tools that make marks on surfaces.

• media

• grounds

• white conte

• paper quality

_______ is the most common ground for drawing.

• Canvas

• Fabric

• Paper

• Papyrus

thread, stick, mud, and sand

• traditional art media

• often used by art students

• untraditional media

• used mainly in digital media

_____ consists of all drawing supplies used by artists, illustrators, and designers.

• Media

• Grounds

• Lascaux

• Paper Quality

the smoothness or coarseness of a surface

• content

• weight

• sizing

• tooth

the thickness or thinness of a sheet of paper

• tooth

• weight

• content

• acidity

paper that can be made from wood, from a variety of plants, and from cloth

• sizing

• content

• weight

• tooth

this affects how much it will yellow over time

• tooth

• weight

• content

• acidity

this determines how absorbent the paper is

• weight

• content

• tooth

• sizing

the surface on which drawing marks are made

• ground

• media

• medium

• fixative