artistic medium
Material for expression
An artistic medium is the material or method an artist uses to create work—oil paint, watercolor, clay, bronze, charcoal, digital pixels.
The term also covers broader categories: She works in mixed media.
When asked about their medium, artists identify both substance and technique: His preferred medium is woodcut printing.
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- inkWriting fluid
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- woodTree-derived building material
collage · found objects · paper · pixels · digital art · video installation · oil · pigment · graphite · acrylic · spray paint · encaustic · metal · watercolor · tempera · oil paint · gesso · stone
artistic mediumsubject matter
Content under discussion
content · theme · subject · iconography · narrative
artistic mediumconcept
Abstract mental construct
creative vision · interpretation · symbolism · artistic expression