art material
substance, raw ingredient, or tool that is utilized by an artist to create a work of art
tessera
individual tile used in a mosaic
white pipe clay
white-firing clay of the sort that is used to fashion white smoking pipes
card stock
paper, thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper
fiberglass
type of plastic reinforced by glass fiber
nail
sharp object of hard metal used as a fastener
glitter
assortment of very small, flat, reflective particles
paint by number
a painting made by filling the numbers provided on the canvas.
fusible plastic bead
type of small plastic bead that can be fused together others of its kind with heat to form patterns
burin
tool for engraving
silver leaf
silver beaten out into thin leaf for use in gilding
artist manikin
articulated doll used by artists to model the basic shapes, poses and movements of the human body
candle wick
braided cord that supports and fuels a candle's flame
slip
liquid mixture or slurry of clay and/or other materials suspended in water
aerosol paint
writing or art medium
scagliola
fine plaster of powdered selenite (gypsum) mixed with alum, glue, water, and pigment to imitate marble or pietra dura
foam board
board made of hard foam
painting material
painting or drawing equipment that serves as a convey medium for colour
photosensitive materials
substances capable of producing photographic images
lithographic limestone
type of limestone with hard fine grain
synthetic media
artificial data manipulation
painting support
material which forms the surface on which a painting of picture is applicated, for example canvas or paper
bead
small decorative object with drilled hole
mixed media
artistic technique that uses more than one medium
Arches paper
paper brand
Residue
Art material instance. Substance of expression taken from a precarious material, used by an artist to create a work of art.
crystal
heavy, decorative glass made with fine white sand, at least 24% lead oxide, and small amounts of potash and niter
gold leaf
very thin gold used in art
jewelry wire
wire used in jewelry making
drawing material
art materials or tools used in the art of drawing
feather
animal material consisting of the keratinous plumage of birds
lamella
in textiles, flat strip of metal or of metallized membrane, paper, or leather, used alone or wrapped around a core thread to make yarn for weaving and embroidery
mirror
surface, typically glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image
nacre
organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs
generative art
form of art that is created through the use of autonomous systems, often involving algorithms, random processes, or computational techniques to generate artworks
plastic canvas
craft material