CHAPTER 5:

PAINTINGS
 Objectives
At the end of this chapter, the students should be
able to:
1. Define painting
2. Identify the elements of painting
3. Show the importance of color wheel
4. Convey an idea about the symbolism and meaning
of the colors; and
5. Demonstrate knowledge about the mediums in
painting and its characteristics.
WHAT IS PAINTING?
 Painting

• The expression of ideas

and emotions, with the
creation of certain
aesthetic qualities, in a
two-dimensional visual
language.
• A style of creating
expressions by means of
apllying colors in various
mediums (e.g. canvas,
glass, paper, walls etc.)
ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
 Lines

• Simplest painting element

• defined as a narrow mark made by a brush, or a
line created where two objects or elements
meet.
• Defines the subject of paintings and helps us
imply things such as movement.
Color
• Color (or hue) is at the
heart of every painting. It
is arguably
• the most important
element because it sets
the tone for how viewers
feel about the work. It
can, for instance, be
warm and inviting or cold
and stark.
• Can set the mood for a
piece.
 Texture and Perspective

• Texture is a component of two-sided and three-sided

designs distinguished by its perceived visual and
physical properties.
• Perspective is an art technique for creating an illusion of
3D with depth and space. It is same as "viewpoint" and
"position".
 Shapes

• An element that helps

express ideas. ties into
line and space.
• In essence, it is an
enclosed area that is
made when lines meet.
• If shape takes on a third
dimension (as in
sculpture or some mixed
media), then, we then
also have form.
 Symbols

• Artists often include symbolic objects in

paintings, by these symbols, they give an insight
to what the painting is about: Its meaning or
special message.
The COLOR WHEEL
and its CATEGORIES
Colors
• Play a fundamental
role in our lives and
how we respond to
our environment.
• It is the visual
perceptual property
corresponding in
humans.
Color wheel
• A visual representation of
color arranges based to
their chromatic
relationship.

• It is divided evenly into 12

segments which display
color according to its
pigment value, and
relationships between
primary colors secondary
colors, and
complementary colors.
• Complementary
Colors
- These colors sit
CONTRARY to each
other in the color
wheel.

• Analogous colors.
-These colors sit
next to each other
on the color wheel
• Warm colors
– These colors are
made with orange,
red, yellow, or some
combination of these
• Neutral colors
– These colors usually
dont show up on the
color wheel.

• Cool colors
– These colors are
made with blue, green,
purple, or some
combination of these
 Symbolism and meaning of primary
colors
• Red
– warmest of all types of colors
– Increases enthusiasm and interest
– Gives more energy
– Reinforces action and confidence
– Protects us from fears and
anxieties

• Blue
– calmest color
– sign of calmness and relaxation
– opens the flow of communication
– broadens our perspective in
learning new information
– implies solitude and peace
• Yellow
– Easiest color to recognize.
– Helps us in making
decisions.
– It relieves us from burnout,
panic, nervousness, and
exhaustion.
– Sharpens our memory and
concentration skills
– Protects us from
depression
 Mediums in Painting
• Oil
• Pastel
• Acrylic
• Watercolor
• Ink
• Encaustic
• Fresco
• Gouache
• Enamel
• Spray paint
• Tempera
 Classifications of Painting Styles
• the style in painting is in two senses:
1.Can refer to the distinctive visual
elements, techniques and methods that
characterized one's artwork
2.Can refer to the movement or school that
associated to the artists
A. Western Styles
• Abstraction
– An art in painting which
does not attempt to
represent an accurate
depiction of a visual reality
but instead use colors.

• Expressionism
– sometimes called emotional
realism
– artists sought to express
meaning or emotional
experience rather than
physical truth.
• Baroque • Impressionism
– Characterized by – Art representing the
dynamism (a sense of real-life object with
motion). emphasis on the
impression left in the
artist's perception.
 Modernism
• Characterized by a cautious rejection of
the styles of the past and emphasizing
innovation and experimentation of
materials and techniques to create better
artworks.
B. Modern styles
• Realism
– Style of painting where
artists depicted landscapes
and humans with as much
attention to detail and
precision as possible.

• Symbolism
– Art that represents the subject
symbolically.

• Fauvism
– Refers to art that used brilliant
primary colors or color
illumination on subjects like
pictures to emphasize comfort,
joy, and leisure.
Cubism
- A form of abstraction
wherein the object is
first reduced to cubes
and then flattened
into two-dimensional
shapes.
 Surrealism

• It is a type of art
wherein the artist
creates dreamlike
paintings filled with
mysterious objects.