JSS2 First Term Creative and Cultural Art (CCA) Lesson Note – Painting

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WEEK   5

TOPIC:   PAINTING

Definitions of Painting

1. Painting is the art of beautifying drawn objects with colors.
2. It is  an  aspect  of  fine  art mainly  for  decoration  and
3. It is a technique of applying paint or color on a drawing with the aid of a brush. 4. It is also the art of creating pictorial scene on a flat surface. The artist who paints is called a painter. Mosaic and collage are aspect of painting. Paintings are named after their media or process of execution e.g. Wash—done with water, brush and color.

Impasto—an Italian word used to describe the thickness of paint.

Wet painting—colors are diluted before applying with brush on surface. Media    used include water/ poster colors, oil paint, emulsion or gloss paint and acrylic colors.

Dry painting—it involves applying colors without dilution. color mixing and blending takes place directly and right on the paper or surface used and not on palette. Media used include pastel (chalk or oil), crayon or color-pencils, marker or felt pens. Fixative is required to avoid smudging of colors

EVALUATION.

1. Define painting.
2. Explain the following terms i. Dry painting. ii. Wet painting. iii. Impasto

TYPES OF PAINTING

Life or figure painting: This is the painting of the whole body of the human figure or model with a good arrangement of draperies. Draperies are folds on clothes

Nature painting: It is the painting of natural creatures made by God such as plants, fruits, flowers, plain, valley, animals and aquatic creatures.

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