What Were Some Original Art Materials
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 Time: 5:38 AM
When Earth began spinning, and man suddenly arrived, he could only communicate through stomping, grunting, pulling people with their hair, chucking stones, and growling. Language was not around so he had to find a form of correspondence. Man conceived that it was necessary for him to use more gentle approaches to gain favor from his family. Art materials in the very beginning were terribly crude but, did the chore required of them.
Art is a means by which we can symbolize our deepest, most, heart felt emotions. It allows us to give visual meaning when our words simply can not get the explanation comprehended. Numerous amounts of components have been utilized as mediums for different kinds of illustration work.
Charcoal was most likely the primary used tool, for wood was utilized daily for cooking, staying warm, and keeping wild animals at bay. Of course, wood is where charcoal has its start. Probably, by accident, it happened that someone might have moved a piece of burnt wood, and scraped it against a stone. Noticing that this would work for drawings, a new hobby was created. Everyone was excited about showing their talents!
All of a sudden, she was exploring all kinds of avenues. She tried numerous types of mortars to get the charcoal to adhere such as: spit, dung, urine, egg whites, blood, animal fat, juices from plants, bone marrow, and clays. She tested berries, grasses, flowers, and ground stones to make beautiful concoctions that would stick admirably to her walls.
After a while, she noticed that her fingers would become very sore from applying the mixtures to her walls. With her mind racing, she tried leaves, animal hair, her own hair, sticks, moss, bones, and grass to distribute the liquid upon her stone interior. Do you realize how much work this little woman went through in order to give us what tools we have today?
Viewing pictures upon cave walls was wonderful but, what if you wanted to share your drawings with others who lived in distant lands? Yes, rocks could be decorated, and taken with you but, what if your rendition was a little too heavy? Who in the world would want to help you carry it around?
Tree bark, animal skins, large leaves, and slabs of stones were all used in transporting various paintings, drawings, and sketches. It was a good idea at the beginning but, eventually it was seen that the leaves, and tree bark would decompose rapidly. This erased the traces of the work that had been done. Stone slabs were fine unless there were too many and this caused problems when they had to be moved. When paper finally made its appearance, you can bet your bottom dollar, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The next time you decide to paint, or sketch a picture, think about those who came up with the idea for all the art materials available in the world. Since you were blessed to be born in this era, you only have to purchase the items from your local hobby store. Now, all you have to do is create!
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