There's all kinds of art out there, including drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, printmaking and sculpture. View examples of each and find other useful links and books to learn more. Created and presented by Becky O'Neil, Teen Librarian at the Westerville Public Library.

1. Types of Art Media!
Becky O’Neil
Westerville Public Library
boneil@westervillelibrary.org

2. Drawing
● Pencil
● Colored pencil
● Ink
● Markers
● Pastels
● Chalk

3. Painting
● Watercolor
● Acrylic
● Oil
● Tempera
1001 de culori (Watercolor
by lovemk via deviantart)

4. Photography
● Film
● Digital
Instagram collage by @nurse_frugal

5. Mixed Media
● Collage
● Assemblage
● Other media
mixed together!
Assemblage by mylittlelovebox via Etsy

6. Printmaking
● Linocut
● Woodcut
● Etching
● Monoprint
Woodcut print by Dave Smallen

7. Sculpture
● 3-dimensional
● Clay, stone,
metal, etc.
● Or something
simple (twist
ties?)

8. Helpful Links
Art Media Types (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
Angeles)
http://edu.moca.org/education/curric/media
Art is Fun with Thaneeya McArdle: Explore Media
http://www.art-is-fun.com/art-medium.html

9. Books
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Kid Made Modern
Kid Made Modern: All About Collage
Making Amazing Art!: 40 activities using the 7 elements of art design
123 I can make prints (Starting Art series)
123 I can collage (Starting Art series)
Sneaky art: Crafty surprises to hide in plain sight
The Usborne children’s book of art
A book about design: Complicated doesn’t make it good
Another book about design: Complicated doesn’t make it bad
A book about color: A clear and simple guide for young artists
Let’s make some great fingerprint art