"Art medium" refers to the art materials or artist supplies used to create a work of art. 

It's whatever you use to make a mark upon a surface.

5th graders created artwork that features one image across 3 different media: 

metal tooling, scratch paper, and pen & ink on paper.

 

Watch a How To Video produced entirely by 5th graders!

"Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things."

                                                                                              - Nicholas Meyer

  

  

 

 

 “There is no must in art because art is free.”  

                                                                               - Wassily Kandinsky

Stacked Birds

1st graders  focused on recognizing 

size order: big to small, understanding line direction: vertical 

(up & down like an elevator) and how 

artists combine different materials to produce different effects. 

For instance, crayons, oil pastels and permanent markers look great with watercolor paint.

 

And some artists creatively stacked other things too...