Technique is the manner in which technical details are treated or basic physical movements are used.

Art Media

Artworks are aesthetic physical items or artistic creations, tangible and portable forms of visual art. They require physical matter to be created, and these chosen elements are called art materials.

• Material elements and properties of artwork that are used for aesthetic appeal and permanence:
  1. Ground - canvas, rag, and paper, heavyweight and lightweight;
     1. Shape - usually rectangular, vertical ("portrait") or horizontal ("landscape"), and all other shapes;
     2. Size - dimensions: large, medium, and small;
  2. Pigments - minerals, inorganic, and organic;
  3. Tools - used for fine art creation (brushes, palettes, stick, easels, mounts, etc).