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5.1: Two-Dimensional Media
No painting or drawing is "purely" two-dimensional (2D) since all surfaces have a thickness and 2D planes are a geometric abstraction. However, in 2D or planar-surface-based art, the thickness of the medium is of no or very little importance. With 2D art, we only pay attention to the image rendered on the surface of the medium (paper, canvas, wall, etc.) in its height-by-width aspect ratio.
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Read this text about drawing, the simplest, most efficient, and oldest way to communicate visual ideas.
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Read this text about painting. Did you know that there are six major distinct painting mediums? Those who live in Western societies tend to think about painting when they first think about art.
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This article examines three basic techniques of printmaking: relief, intaglio, and planar.
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Read this article to understand the development of collage, a relatively new approach to creating 2D media.
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