Evolution of Art tools and Materials

By Amelia07
  • 5000 BCE

    Mesopotamian Civilisation

    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.
  • 3300 BCE

    Harappa civilisation

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

    Egyptian Civilisation

    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.
  • 1800 BCE

    Mayan Civilization

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

    Greek Civilisation

    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).
  • 750 BCE

    Roman Civilisation

    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.
  • 1428

    Aztec Civilisation

    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.
  • 1438

    Inca Civilisation

    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!