Visual art encompasses various forms of artwork including paintings and sculptures. Historically, paintings often illustrated stories from the Bible or decorated churches. More recently, artists express feelings, ideas, or create beauty. There is no agreed upon definition of what makes "good" art, as styles and preferences vary widely between realistic representation and imaginative works. Artists use various tools and materials to create different types of 2D works like paintings, prints, photographs and collages, as well as 3D sculptures crafted through carving or modeling materials.

1. VISUAL ARTVISUAL ART

2.  Visual artVisual art is a vast subject, including all kindsis a vast subject, including all kinds
of pictures and sculptures.of pictures and sculptures.
Artists make art for manyArtists make art for many reasons:reasons:
1.1. Hundreds of years ago - when many people couldn’tHundreds of years ago - when many people couldn’t
read -paintings were often designed to illustrateread -paintings were often designed to illustrate
stories, especially Bible stories. And a lot of paintingsstories, especially Bible stories. And a lot of paintings
were made to decorate churches.were made to decorate churches.
2.2. More recently, artists have begun to paint to expressMore recently, artists have begun to paint to express
their feelings or explore ideas, or just to createtheir feelings or explore ideas, or just to create
something beautiful.something beautiful.

3. People have always argued about art:People have always argued about art:
 how to make ithow to make it
 what it should look like and why.what it should look like and why.
But there are no right or wrong answers. Some peopleBut there are no right or wrong answers. Some people
think that paintings should look true to life. But manythink that paintings should look true to life. But many
artists want to create more imaginative works –artists want to create more imaginative works –
especially now that we have photographs to record howespecially now that we have photographs to record how
things look. It’s common knowledge that there’s a hugethings look. It’s common knowledge that there’s a huge
difference in what artists do. What kind of art you enjoydifference in what artists do. What kind of art you enjoy
is up to you.is up to you.

4. What do artists use toWhat do artists use to
make a picture?make a picture?

5. brushesbrushes

6. paperpaper

7. canvascanvas

8. palettepalette

9. easeleasel

10. soft crayons or pastelssoft crayons or pastels

11. stencils , carved blocksstencils , carved blocks

12. paintspaints

13. temperatempera
watercolourswatercolours
gouachegouache
oil paintsoil paints
 Fast-drying, egg-basedFast-drying, egg-based
paints, known sincepaints, known since
prehistoric timesprehistoric times
 Glossy, “drying oils”Glossy, “drying oils”
based paintsbased paints
 Water-based transparentWater-based transparent
paintspaints
 Water-based opaque orWater-based opaque or
not transparent paintsnot transparent paints
Various kinds of paintsVarious kinds of paints

14. Different Kinds ofDifferent Kinds of
PicturesPictures

15. frescoesfrescoes

16. pastel
drawings
prints

17. collages photographs

18. Match the kinds of pictures and theMatch the kinds of pictures and the
definitionsdefinitions
 These pictures are madeThese pictures are made
using soft crayonsusing soft crayons
 Wall paintings made byWall paintings made by
painting watercolourspainting watercolours
onto wet plasteronto wet plaster
 They are made usingThey are made using
carved blocks or stencilscarved blocks or stencils
 They are made by gluingThey are made by gluing
bits of colour paper orbits of colour paper or
fabricfabric
 CollagesCollages
 PrintsPrints
 FrescoesFrescoes
 Pastel drawingsPastel drawings

19. ColoursColours
Warm coloursWarm colours Cold coloursCold colours
BlueBlue GreenGreenYellowYellow RedRed
BrightBright
LightLightDarkDark

20. Artists often show theirArtists often show their
preferences to a particularpreferences to a particular
genre. The most commongenre. The most common
of them are:of them are:

21. portraitsportraits

22. landscapeslandscapes

23. seascapesseascapes

24. still lifestill life

25. genre paintinggenre painting

26. SculpturesSculptures
 Pictures, frescoes, prints, collages are 2-D orPictures, frescoes, prints, collages are 2-D or
two-dimensional while sculptures are 3-D ortwo-dimensional while sculptures are 3-D or
three-dimensional works of art.three-dimensional works of art.

27. The two main sculpture techniquesThe two main sculpture techniques
CarvingCarving
isis
createdcreated
by cutting unwantedby cutting unwanted
material away from amaterial away from a
block ofblock of stone or woodstone or wood
ModellingModelling
isis
manipulatingmanipulating
some soft plastic materialsome soft plastic material
such assuch as clay, wax,clay, wax,
plasterplaster

28. Edgar DegaEdgar Dega Ballet Rehearsal, 1873Ballet Rehearsal, 1873

29. Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers (Star of theDancer with a Bouquet of Flowers (Star of the
Ballet), 1878Ballet), 1878

30. Dancers at The Bar, 1888Dancers at The Bar, 1888

31. Little Dancer of Fourteen YearsLittle Dancer of Fourteen Years