The Elements and Principles

of Art in the Production of

Arts and Crafts Inspired by
the Cultures of East Asia
• This lesson was designed to
help you learn about East
Asian countries specifically,
China, Japan, and Korea.
These countries have been
noted for their numerous
similarities and commonalities
in terms of their production,
artistic traditions, elements
and principles of arts as
influenced by their history,
beliefs, religion, location,
culture, and dynasty.
• At the end of this
lesson, you will
analyze elements
and principles of art
in the production of
arts and crafts
inspired by the
cultures of East Asia.
Observe the objects or elements on
the following paintings. What can
you say about the paintings? Do they
have different ideas and elements
used?

• The ideas and objects used

in the paintings are called
subjects, themes or motif .
These may be about
animals, people,
landscapes, or anything
about the environment and
these are commonly used in
East Asian Arts and Crafts.
• Paintings or other art forms
become more attractive or
beautiful because of the
elements of arts and
principles of design used. It
helps in giving a clearer
image, ideas, or message to
the ones who looks at it.
 Did you know that painting
started from pre-historic
era?
• They used red ochre and black
pigment in their paintings. Early
paintings often showed hunting
scenes of man chasing various
animals, such as: horses,
rhinoceros, lions, buffaloes,
mammoths. These prehistoric
paintings were drawn on the
walls of caves, blocks of stone,
etc. They can be found all over
Lascaux Painting the world, particularly in China.
• The history of Eastern
painting is as old as China’s
civilization. Historically, it
is comparable to Western
history of paintings.
Countries in East Asia
continued to influence
each other’s production of
arts over the centuries.
 Japan Korea

Here are some samples

of their paintings:
China
Asynchronous Activities
• Learning Task 4: From your answers in Learning Task 3, write the similarities and
differences of the elements or principles of the 3 East Asian Paintings using the T-table.
(Page 8)

• Learning Task 5: In a writing pad paper, bond paper, oslo or illustration board or any
available material at home, paint a subject, theme or motif with an East Asian
resemblance using coffee as your medium.
• Procedure:
1. For the 1st container: Mix two spoons of coffee powder with 3 spoons of water. Mix it
well to get a medium color.
2. For the 2nd container: Mix two spoons of coffee powder with 2 spoons of water. Mix it
well to get a dark coffee color.
3. Trace a design on the illustration board or canvas
4. Apply medium color paint to be the base of any picture.
5. Apply the dark color paint to do the darker shadings and outlines. Darker shade gives
out a glossy effect for the picture. If you want a lighter shade, just mix few more drops of
water.