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Fernando Amorsolo- is the first National Artist in the country and was known for using
backlighting technique in painting, making his creations bright and cheerful.

Carlos “Butong” Francisco was known for using historical events as subject matter for his
murals.

Napoleon Abueva was considered to be the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.

Carlos Quirino He is the first and so far, the only National Artist for Historical Literature.

Amado Hernandez is known for his contribution in the development of the Tagalog prose
through the use of colloquial style.

Alice Reyes is known in blending styles and movements from Philippine indigenous dance,
classical ballet, and modern dance in expressing Filipino subject matters.

Francisco Feliciano was known for the use of modal scales in his operas and orchestral works.
He used indigenous music in his compositions.

Levi Celerio is most known for his recognition as the only man who could play music with a leaf
in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Felipe Padilla He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.

Antonio Molina was known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole tone scale, linear
counterpoints and the use of dominant ninths and eleventh chords in Philippine music.

Graphite pencils- These are the most common pencils used in art and writing.

Pampanga- Saniculas cookie mold cravings originated here.

Pasyon- This is written in a stanza with 5 lines with 8 syllables per line which recounts the life of
Jesus Christ.

Kapeng Barako- the unique specialties or product in Batangas.

Prose refers to expressing of feeling or idea with the use of figurative or symbolic language.

Film- Cutting or editing, involves one shot with another, making sure that these two shots are
connected.

Stippling - Applying countless small dots to build up darker values in a drawing.

Colored pencils- Similar to normal graphite pencils but in color

Scribbling - Loose applications of crossing lines.

Dance Body element: what part of the body moves

Charcoal pencils- Create dark and rough lines, but not as versatile as the other options. Cross-
Hatching - Lines cross over each other.

Hatching- Lines drawn in the same direction.

Pahiyas Festival- one of the biggest and most colorful harvest festival every May 15

Filipino- are one of the most creative and artistic people in the world.

Palaspas- most common permutation of Puni art.

Singkaban- the art of shaving bamboo into artful creations that can be used as decor for arches
or for the home.

Embroidery- the main industry in Lumban, Laguna of decorating material, primarily textile

fabrics.

HB Grading- The standard writing pencil.

Value- added the lightness and darkness in the color of the drawing.

Theater- is an art form that involves performing carefully planned actions and emotions in front
of an audience.

Colored Pencils- Similar to normal graphite pencils but in color.

Novel- Lengthy and complex narrative of events based on the author’s imagination.