Different materialsThe resources that artists, craftspeople and designers use to create work, to include thread, plastic, stone, wood, clay, paint and paper used by artistsPeople who are engaged in a broad spectrum of visually led ideas and activities aligned to the expressive arts, such as paintA coloured substance that can be thickened or thinned and spread over surfaces. Paint can be water soluble, oil or plastic based, and have opaque..., charcoal, clay and thread.
Media is the plural of MEDIUM.
In this context, it refers to the thing, substance or processA series of actions, changes or operations performed in the making or creating of a product or outcomes. The procedures that one goes through in... you use to produce an artwork. For example, an oil paintingPainting is the practice of applying paint or other media to a surface, usually with a brush. An art object made using paint (noun). is painted using the medium of oil paintOil paint is made from pigments mixed with oils. Brushes and palettes need to be cleaned with white spirit or turpentine, which can, along with...; paint, ink and clay are different media. It is also used to refer to something that binds pigments together, such as oil, acrylic, gum, egg yolk or wax.