What Are The Different Mediums Used In Art?

The different mediums used in art are oil paints, watercolors, acrylic paints, graphite pencils, charcoal and pastels (oil and chalk pastels). An artistic medium refers to the material used to create a work of art. If you visit art museums, you will probably find next to a piece a small display card beside a piece which states the title of the work of art, the name of the artist and the medium from which the work of art was made. Earlier, art was described in terms of the substance mixed with each pigment to produce color. Oil and water, for example, are different media into which color is mixed to make pigment. Today, the term “medium” is used to convey what material art is made of.