LESSON 6: TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES TO

CONTEMPORARY ART CREATIONS

PAINTING POTTERY
Early Filipinos painting can be in red chip (clay mixed with water)
designs embellished on the ritual pottery of the Philippines such as
the acclaimed “ Manunggul Jar” which is an example of a burial jar.
Philippine p[ottery has been a long tradition and evidence of this
pottery-making has been found sang-sanga, Sulu and Laurente Cave
in Cagayan. Pottery began the making of earthenware articles for
domestic use as a cooking vessel and storage container.
The early pots were made by hand-molding or the use
of paddle and vessel in building the walls of pots. The
pot could be embellished by either carving the paddle
or wrapping it with cord and slapping it against the side
to leave marks.
-Incised designs also appeared in the pots in Masbate
Early Philippine Pottery Designs
-Footed dishes decorated with geometric cut-outs, molding, cording
or finger impressions made from Batangas
At this time
- Red chip rather than glazes is still used by Filipino Potters to seal
the pottery and pottery is open-fried (fried in a bon fire rather than
in oven)
Pottery traditions continued to develop in certain locals, such as
Burnay Unglazed Clay pottery of Vigan which is among the Burnay
pottery traditions that have been maintained, along with those of
Leyte and Bohol.
Further evidence of painting is manifested in the tattoo tradition of early
Filipinos who are now referred to as the Pintados or the “Painted People”
of Visayas. Various designs referring flora and facing with heavenly bodies
decorate their bodies various colored pigmentation. Some of the most
elaborate painting done by early Filipinos that survive to the present are
manifested among the arts and architecture of the Maranao, who are well-
known for the “Naga Dragons” and “Sarimanok Craved” and painted in the
beautiful Panolong of their Torongans or King’s house.
Among the early Modernist Painters are
-Damian Domingo
-Juan Luna
-Felix Hidalgo
-Elito Circa known as “ Amang Pintor” used his hair as his paint brushes
and painting with his blood on the right side corner of his painting.
INDIGENOUS ART
The Itneg people are known for their intricate woven fabrics. The “Binakol”,
which features designs that incorporate optical illusions woven fabrics of the
“ Gadang”people usually bright tones.

The Lumad are the un-Islamized and un-Christianized Austronesian peoples

of Mindanao. They include groups like the Erumanen ne Menuvu',
Matidsalug Manobo, Agusanon Manobo, Dulangan Manobo, Dabaw
Manobo, Ata Manobo, B'laan, Kaulo, Banwaon, Bukidnon, Teduray,
Lambangian, Higaunon, Dibabawon, Mangguwangan, Mansaka, Mandaya,
K'lagan, Subanen, Tasaday, Tboli, Mamanuwa, Tagakaolo, Talaandig,
Tagabawa, Ubu', Tinenanen, Kuwemanen, K'lata and Diyangan. Considered
as "vulnerable groups", they live in hinterlands, forests, lowlands and coastal
areas.
 BINAKOL
WOVEN
FABRIC

GADDANG
WOVEN
FABRIC
 ITNEG/TIGUIAN
FABRIC

MANSAKA
OF COMPOSTELA
VALLEY FABRIC
 T’BOLI
Traditional
dress
BAGOBO TRIBE
 Tinikling is a traditional Philippine 
folk dance which originated during
the Spanish colonial era.The dance
involves two people beating, tapping,
and sliding bamboo poles on the
ground and against each other in
coordination with one or more
dancers who step over and in
between the poles in a dance. It is
traditionally danced to rondalla
 music, a sort of serenade played by
an ensemble of stringed instruments
which originated in Spain during the 
Middle Ages.
 Cariñosa (Spanish
pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa]
, meaning the loving or
affectionate one) is a
Philippine dance of
colonial era origin from
the Maria Clara suite of
Philippine folk dances,
where the fan or 
handkerchief plays an
instrumental role as it
places the couple in
romance scenario.
 MUSIC
Rock is one of the most popular forms of music that has
evolved over the past couple of decades. Characterized by
the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent
on the offbeat, and youth oriented lyrics. Many people
would describe rock as a type of music that is it’s own
form of entertainment. It is different from reading a book
or working out. Rock is universal as most types of art
usually are. Shaping the lives of people all over the world,
even in the Philippines.
Filipino hip-hop is hip hop music performed by musicians
of Filipino descent, both in the Philippines and overseas,
especially by Filipino-Americans. The Philippines is known
to have had the first hip-hop music scene in Asia since the
early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical
connections with the United States where hip-hop
originated. Rap music released in the Philippines has
appeared in different languages such as Tagalog,
Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano and English. In the
Philippines, Francis M, Gloc-9 and Andrew E. are cited as
the most influential rappers in the country, being the first to
release mainstream rap albums.
Hip Hop Music: More stars followed in Magalona's footsteps,
including Pia Arroyo whose ("Loving You") duet track with
Francis M marked the first time a female had rapped on record
in the country, Lady Diane ("The First Lady of Rap"), Andrew
E. ("Humanap Ka Ng Pangit") (Look For Someone Ugly), Bass
Rhyme Posse ("The Bass Rhyme Posse"), Denmark a.k.a. Mr.
Bayag ("I'm Markie D.!"), Michael V. ("Maganda Ang Piliin") (Pick
Someone Pretty), Rapasia ("Hoy! Tsismosa") (Hey! Gossiper),
Marcelo ("Di Ka Ba Marunong Umayaw") (Don't You Know How
to Not Want Something), M.C.M.C. a.k.a. The Triggerman
("Ayoko Na Ng Pangit") (I Don't Want Ugly), Rapi Boys, and MC
Lara, who released a self-titled album.
 ARCHITECTURE
The Nipa hut, or Payag, Kamalig or Bahay Kubo, is a
type of stilt house indigenous to the cultures of
the Philippines. It often serves as an icon of Philippine
culture or, more specifically, rural cultures.
 LESSON 7: ARTISTIC SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
TO CONTEMPORARY ART CREATIONS
COLLAGE
Primarily used in visual arts, Collage sometimes
include magazines and newspaper clippings,
ribbons, paints, bits of colored or handmade papers,
portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and
other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or
canvas.
DECOLLAGE
The opposite of collage, it is created by cutting, treating
away or otherwise removing pieces of an original image. The
French word “Decollage” in English means “take-Off” or “to
become Unglued” or “to become unstuck”
Examples of Decollage:
Etresissements/Cut-up technique
Lacerated Poster- a poster in which one has been placed
over another or others, and top poster have been ripped,
revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster or posters
underneath.
 GRAFFITI

-are writings or drawings that have been

scribbled, scratched or painted illicitly on
a wall or other surface, often in a public
space, it ranges from simple written
words to elaborate wall paintings.
 LAND-ART
Earth works or earth arts is an art movement in which
landscape and the work of art are inextricably linked. It is
also an art form that is created in nature, using natural
materials such as?
-soil, rock (bed rock, boulders, stones)
-organic media (logs, branches, leaves)
-and water which produced materials like concrete, metal,
asphalt or mineral pigments.
Sculpture is not placed in the landscape rather, the
landscape is the means of their creation.
DIGITAL ARTS
It is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology
as an essential part of the creative or presentation process.
Digital art is placed under the larger umbrella term new
media art. Digital installation art and virtual reality have
become recognized artistic practices. More generally the
term digital artist is used to describe an artist who makes
use of digital technologies in the production of art. Digital
art is the term applied to contemporary art that uses the
method of mass production or digital media.
MIXED MEDIA ARTS
In visual art, it refers to artwork in the making of which
more than one medium has been employed. It refers to a
work of visual art that combines various traditionally
distinct visual art media. For example, work on canvas that
combines paint, ink and collage.
If many different media are used, it is equally important to
choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers
are imposed.
PRINTMAKING
Is the process of making artworks by painting,
normally in the paper. Prints are created by
transforming ink from a matrix or through a prepared
screen to a sheet of paper or other material. Common
types of matrices include; metal plates for engraving or
etching; stone aluminum for lithography; blocks of
wood for wood engravings; linoleum for linocuts;
Screens made of silk or synthetic fabrics are used for
screen printing process.
Etching by goldsmiths and other
metal-workers in order to decorate
metal items such as guns, armour,
cups and plates has been known in
Europe since the Middle Ages at least,
and may go back to antiquity.
 LESSON 8- Concept in integrated Arts Production
Subjects
refers to any person, objects, scene or event
described or represented in a work of art. Some arts
have subjects; others do not. The arts that have
subject are called “ Representational” or “Objective
Arts”. Those that do not have subject are called
“Non-Representational” or “Non-Objective Arts”.
Ex. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature &
Theater arts

The non-objective arts
appeal directly to the senses
primarily because of the
satisfying organization of
their sensor and expressive
elements.
Ex. Music, Architecture
Kinds of Subjects
a. Landscape, seascapes
and cityscapes
b. Still Life
c. Animals
d. Portraits
e. Everyday Life
f. History and Legend
g. Figures
h. History and Mythology
i. Dreams and Fantasies
MEDIUM
Refers to the material or means which the artist uses to
objectify his feeling or thoughts; Pigments in paintings; stone,
architecture; sounds in music; words in literature and body
movements in the dance.
An artist choice is usually influenced by practical
considerations as the availability of material, the use to which
the art object will be put , the idea that he wants to
communicate ,and especially the characteristics of the
medium itself the artist normally selects the material that he
can handle with and that would best suit his purpose as well as
adequately bring out the qualities that he wants to show.
FORM
Refers to the physical qualities or characteristics
of the image. It’s about the use of color, lines, space
and other elements. These elements are arranged to
observe unity, harmony, rhythm and other principles
of design in the production of a particular artwork.
Techniques to use to present subject, medium and form
*Wash Technique
The process of dipping the brush into water and point
color to the subject and the foreground with care and
attention to details.
*Flowing lines
Lines in a variety of thickness and color which flows
smoothly from one element to another, connecting them
without disrupting their place in the illustration board.
*The Local Point
The most attractive element in painting. It is the first thing
that draws the attention of the viewers.
Lesson 9:
Creation of the Final Product
Elements of Visual Artist
Line
The line is man’s invention. It does not exist in
nature, the lines we see in nature are on close
observation, veins of leaves, the joining of two
different surfaces, or the edge of objects. The artist
uses lines to imitate or to represent objects and
figures on a flat surface.
Lesson 9:
Lines have many qualities which the artists exploit.
They may be short or long, fine on thick, heavy or
light, wavy or jagged straight or waved.
Lines may move in several directions
A. Horizontal line creates an impression of serenity
and perfect stability since we associate it with
reclining forms in nature such as a sleeping person
or with the horizon
Lesson 9:
B. Vertical line appears poised and stable. We feel
that a straight tree is strong and that person who
stands tall is one who has confidence in himself.
C. Diagonal line implies action a man who is running
bends forward assumes a diagonal position. A tree is
about to fall takes a diagonal direction with diagonal
lines; artist can convey a feeling of unrest, certainty
and movement.
Lesson 9:
D. Curved line results when there is a gradual
change of direction, because it is gradual, it shows
fluidity we see this is the curves of a woman’s figure
in the rounded petals of flowers and in the shape of
a crescent moon.
E. Circular line is the abrupt change of direction. The
abruptness creates tension and an impression of
chaos, confusions or conflict.
SHAPE
Over world is composed of a variety of shape,
some of which, because of constant use, have
gained permanent meanings. They can be used to
simplify ideas. Shapes may be natural, abstract, non-
objective, or geometric; natural shape is those we
see in nature, such as shapes of men, animals on
trees. Abstract shapes are formed after the artist
have drawn out the essence of the original object
and made it the subject of his work.
SHAPE
Shape in Painting Shape is an area on flat surface
enclosed by a line. It stands out from the surface
because of difference in color, value, texture, or a
combination of these. Shapes can give the illusion of
weight; volume or flatness realistic painters can
make objects appear as more than two dimensional
with the use of lines or colour.
Texture
When we speak of texture; we usually refer to the feel or
tactile quality of the surface of an object, whether the
surface is rough or smooth, grooved or ridged, funny or silly
Color
Color is not a permanent property of things we see
around us. It is derived from light whether, like sunlight, or
artificial, like the fluorescent light under a weak light, we
see some color, but under a bright light, we see more color.
Color is the sense of wavelengths which strike our retina.
Every ray of light coming from the sun is compound of
different waves which vibrate at different speed, we can
confirm this scientific fact if we allow a beam of light to pass
through a prism.
Since a beam of light contains all the different colors, why
do we see natural objects as having color? Any object has a
color quality called pigmentation which enables it to absorb
some of the colors and reflect only one. A red rose appears
red because it reflects red waves of light and absorbs all
others.
Some objects do not have color. Some are black, white or
gray. These are not present in the color spectrum. They do
not have any color quality. Instead, they differ in the quality
of light that they reflect all colors and gray results from a
partial reflection.
Physical Properties of Color
Hue is the quality which gives color its name. The colors of the
spectrum are therefore called hues.
Value adding neutrals, such as black or white, to any hue results
in changing the quality of light it reflects. A color combines with
black will reflect less light than the same color combined with
white.
When black is combined with a color, a shape is produced,
when white is added to it, a tint results. Black added to red
results in dark red. When white is added, we get light red,
when white is added, we get light red. The lightness or
darkness of a color is called value.
Intensity or saturation—Intensity is the strength of the
color’s hue. It refers to the quality of light in a color.
- Color may give spatial quality to the pictorial field
- Color may create a mood and symbolize ideas & express
Personal emotions
-Color has the ability to arouse sensations of pleasure
In sculpture, color is linked to the material chosen by the
sculpture to enhance the depth of the shallow areas or to
dramatize the sections.
Value
Value is the tonal relationship between light and dark areas
in the painting.
-It is an element that must be considered about other
elements such as line, color texture, and shape.
In paintings, patterns resulting from tonal shapes appear as
lights and shadows which camouflage the outlined colored
forms.
 Value
Examples are in the works of Caravaggio, Juan Luna and
another artist who used chiaroscuro the use of light for
expressive effects resulted in the development of two styles
known as chiaroscuro and tenebrous.
Chiaroscuro refers to the technique which concentrates of
the effects of blending light and shade on objects to create
an illusion of space and atmosphere.
Tenebrous is the style of painter making use of a larger
amount of dark areas beside smaller areas of light for
emphasis.
 Space and Movement
Space exist as an illusion in the graphic arts, but in
sculpture and architecture, it is present. Two types of
space in painting
1. Decorative space is the depthless space that exists
across the plane rather than in it.
2. Plastic Space is the term applies to the third
dimension which is a matter of illusion in the case
of painting.
 Space and Movement
Space in architecture is created and defined by the shape the
position and the materials employed by the architect, the
opaque planes set at night angles to one another to form a
box results in a cube like interior space.
The shape of the forms used by the architect also affects the
shape of space within.
Artist applies the saint elements of visual arts to convey their
ideas, feelings and emotions.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!!!