Things to Know about Paintings

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Paintings and humans

The Altamira cave paintings in Spain are wellknown as the earliest human paintings. A girl entered a cave to find her lost dog and found animal paintings which had been drawn on the wall tens of thousands years ago. Then the public saw them. These cave paintings are famous because they are more detailed and artistic than other prehistoric cave paintings. They show that men have created paintings for a very long time and they have tried to improve their paintings, making them more beautiful and realistic. As time went by and technology developed, people started to create paintings using more varied materials, more advanced drawing techniques and better drawing materials. Through paintings, people can exchange messages even though they use different languages or don’t know how to read. They can even read the mind of the painter who lived hundreds of years ago. They can be impressed by outstanding paintings and entertained by interesting paintings as well. Like this, paintings are a big part of human history.

Summary

What are needed for us to appreciate a work of art? First of all, we need a painter to create a work of art. From a prehistoric man a very long time ago to a painting prodigy in the present, we will learn many people create works of art for different reasons. It is not easy for a painter to create a painting.
First, the painter has to decide what to draw and what drawing materials to use before creating a painting. Especially, the main painting materials, the paints, have to be chosen carefully as they have different characteristics depending on their type, so the results can be very different depending on which paints are chosen. If the subject and drawing materials are decided, the work can start. Now, the painter needs a suitable studio to create the painting in. We will peek into various painters’ studios and check out their working styles. If a work of art is completed, is it over? Amazingly, even after the painter has finished his work, the public needs many people’s help in various fields in order to appreciate a work of art. Then, from the painter and his or her work to the related people after the completion of the work, let’s find out everything about the journey of a painting.