The Blindness of Tobit by Rembrant van Rijn. This work created by Rembrant is pretty amazing because it is an etching. An etching is where the artist applies a ground, a substance he/she can "carve" into, to a metal plate. after applied and hardened they can start etching the picture out of the ground exposing parts of the metal plate. An acid solution that was applied before hand starts to eat away the metal where the artist carved out resulting in a plate that will produce a picture when printed.
Artist's wife by Emil Nolde. This type of artwork is similar to etching in a way. This is known as woodcut or wood engraving. This form of artwork is done by cutting grooves in the end grain of the piece of wood. the purpose is for the grooves that are cut out and the narrow fisures made by the artist are not going to hold any ink, then once pressed to paper will create the image desired.
Peasant woman by Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera is known for making pieces of art by using plaster as a canvas. This process is called Fresco. The artist will apply plaster to a surface and depending on the artist they will start paining right away while the plaster is still wet, Buon Fresco (true fresco), or will wait till the plaster is dry before painting. If this process is done carefully and by a skilled artist the painting can be preserved for a long time.
Oleanders by Vincent van Gogh. This artist is very well known through many generations and his style of art is easily recognizable. Many of his works of art are completed by using oil paint. By using oil paint the artist can blend colors on the canvas itself and create a variation of hues and tones. Oil paint dries very slow so the artist can rework and "edit" the painting through out the entire painting process.
March Wind by Charles Burchfield. In this piece of art the artist used pigment and added it to a water solution with a binder before puting it on paper. After achieving the right color desired they then brush the pigment water directly to the paper. This causes the paper to become damp but still hold the color. This type of art is called watercolor for reasons explained above.
Tombstones by Jacob Lawrence. The process to make this form of art is very similar to watercolor except there is an additional step. Once the watercolor is created the artist then adds chinese white chalk to make the color opaque (light can not pass through it). once mixed with the chalk it is nearly impossible to blend colors as you can see above. It also makes the image appear two dimensional. This is known as Gouache painting.
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