Evolution of Art tools and Materials

  • Mesopotamian Civilisation
    5000 BCE

    Mesopotamian Civilisation

    The materials they used were clay for pottery, and stone for sculptures/statues. They used earthen or stone ovens to fire their pottery.
  • Harappa civilisation
    3300 BCE

    Harappa civilisation

    The materials they used were: terracotta (clay) for pottery; and stone or wood for sculptures and statues.
  • Egyptian Civilisation
    3000 BCE

    Egyptian Civilisation

    They used flint and other hard stones to carve relics and things made of sandstone, limestone, etc.They also used stone, bronze & copper tools to carve harder stones like granite. For pots and bowls, they used clay.
  • Mayan Civilization
    1800 BCE

    Mayan Civilization

    the materials they used were polychrome ceramic, and stone. They used this to make vases, carvings, and sculptures.
  • Greek Civilisation
    800 BCE

    Greek Civilisation

    The Greeks used stone (for sculptures/statues), metal (for statues/other metal work), terracotta/clay for (pottery), and natural colour pigments (for paints).
  • Roman Civilisation
    750 BCE

    Roman Civilisation

    They used stone, metal, and clay to make pots and statues. Their art was influenced by the places they conquered, so they used many Egyptian and Greek art tools and materials.
  • Aztec Civilisation
    1428

    Aztec Civilisation

    they used different types of stone, wood, vegetables, and fibres. Fibres for weaving, vegetables they used to make prints, and stone and wood for sculptures.
  • Inca Civilisation
    1438

    Inca Civilisation

    They used yarn (spun from Alpaca fibres) for fabrics/weaving, and stone for sculptures and statues.
  • 1800's

    1800's

    They used paint, paper, canvas, pen, and of course pencil.
  • 1900' s

    1900' s

    They too used paint, paper, canvas, pencil, and basically almost everything we use today.
  • Today

    Today

    Today we use many different art tools and materials. We use artificial paint, canvas, clay, wood, glass, glass paint, brushes, rollers, paper, pens, pencils, sponge, moulds, and many more tools and materials. We even use our computers to DRAW!