List of art media

In art, a medium, form, or format is the material used by an artist to create a work of art. The term may also refer more broadly to the material and technical means used in a particular art form, such as paint in painting, stone in sculpture, or ink in drawing. In art history and criticism, the plural media is often used for groups of artistic materials.

This article lists common art media by artistic field.

Drawing

Common drawing media

Charcoal Chalk Colored pencil Conté Crayon Graphite Ink Pastel Silverpoint

Common drawing supports

Card stock Paper Papyrus Parchment Scratchboard Vellum Wood

Painting

Common paint media

Acrylic paint Encaustic Fresco Gouache Ink wash Oil paint Tempera Watercolor

Common painting supports

Canvas Ceramic Cloth Glass Metal Paper Paperboard Vellum Wall Wood

Printmaking

Common printmaking media

Aquatint Collotype Engraving Etching Intaglio Linocut Lithography Mezzotint Monotype Screen-printing Wood engraving Woodcut

Sculpture

Common sculptural media

Bone Bronze Ceramic Clay Glass Granite Ice Ivory Marble Metal Papier-mâché Plaster Stone Synthetic resin Wax Wood

Ceramics

Bone china Clay Glaze Porcelain Pottery Terracotta

Textiles

Cotton Felt Flax Textile Wool Yarn

Photography

Photographic media

Image sensor Photographic film Silver nitrate

Digital art

Digital art uses electronic and computational media, including software, digital images, and display or print output. Common digital tools include graphic art software, 3D computer graphics software, graphics tablets, and digital printing systems.

Installation art

Installation art may incorporate a wide range of media, including sculptural materials, sound, light, video, found objects, and architectural space.

Sound art

Sound art uses sound as its primary medium and may incorporate recorded audio, electronic sound, speech, or musical instruments.

List of art media

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