<h1><strong>INTRODUCTION TO ART (HISTORY/ORIGIN OF ART)</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definitions of Art</li> <li>History/Origin of Art - The Early Men</li> <li>Art Techniques Used by the Early Men</li> <li>Art Tools Used by the Early Men</li> <li>Materials Used by the Early Men</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Definitions of Art </strong></h2> <ol> <li>Art is a universal language of expression.</li> <li>Art is a means of self-expression of inner feelings or ideas about things, people and the environment in general.</li> <li>Art is the act of making skillful use of materials to produce things for human use and pleasure.</li> <li>Art is the visual and non-visual representation of thought.</li> <li>Art is the skill of doing something, which is not taught.</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>History/Origin of Art - The Early Men</strong></h2>

<h1><strong>THE BRANCHES OF ART</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Textile Design</li> <li>Graphics Design</li> <li>Ceramic Design</li> <li>Fine Art (Aesthetics Design)</li> </ol> <img class="size-full wp-image-19915 aligncenter" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-branches-of-art.jpg" alt="The branches of art" width="445" height="303" /> <h2><strong>Textile Design </strong></h2> Textile design is the art of producing and decorating fabric material using elements of design like colors, and motifs to form design pattern on the fabric. <h3><strong>Types of Textile Design</strong></h3> <ol> <li>Weaving</li> <li>Embroidery</li> <li>Appliqué</li> <li>Textile print</li> <li>Tie and Dye</li> <li>Batik</li> </ol> <h3><strong>Materials and Tools Used in Textile Design</strong></h3> Dye, Caustic soda, Sodium hydro-sulphite, Raffia or twine, candle or wax, starch and alum, Tjanting tool, etc. <h2><strong>Graphics Design</strong></h2>

<h1><strong>TYPES OF CRAFT</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Crafts</li> <li>Types of Crafts</li> <li>Uses of Craft</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Meaning of Crafts</strong></h2> Crafts are manually-produced objects meant to serve a particular purpose of human needs. They can also be called handicraft. This is so because the use of skilled hand is involved. They are usually produced with local materials. The person who makes craft is known a craftsman. <h2><strong>Types of Crafts</strong></h2> The following are the types of crafts: <h3><strong>Fabric Crafts</strong></h3> Fabric crafts are crafts done with fabric material. It is also known as textile production. Methods of production could be by printing, weaving, tie & dyeing, batik and embroidery. Materials involve include fabric, loom, dye, textile ink, sewing machine, wax, etc. Examples include <ol> <li>Woven clothes (Aso-oke),</li> <li>Tie-dye design,</li> <li>Textile prints (Nigerian wax),</li> <li>Fashion design,</li> <li>Appliqué,</li> <li>Embroidery,</li> <li>Batik</li> </ol> Fabric crafts are common in Iseyin, Abeokuta, Kano, Osogbo, Akwete, Adinkra and Kente in Ghana.   <h3><strong>Paper Crafts</strong></h3>

<h1><strong>TIE AND DYE</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Tie and Dye</li> <li>Location of Tie and Dye Centres in Nigeria</li> <li>Methods in Tie and Dye</li> <li>Materials and Tools for Tie and Dye</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Definition of Tie and Dye</strong></h2> Tie and dye is defined as the process of decorating or creating patterns on fabric materials through tying, stitching, clamping or any other method in order to resist the absorption of dye solution.   <h2><strong>Location of Tie and Dye Centres in Nigeria</strong></h2> <ol> <li>KANO - pit dyeing</li> <li>ABEOKUTA - batik process</li> <li>OSOGBO - indigo dyeing</li> </ol>   <strong>EVALUATION</strong> <ol> <li>Define tie and dye.</li> <li>Name 4 methods of tie-dye.</li> <li>List 3 locations of tie-dye in Nigeria.</li> </ol>

<h1><strong>PREPARATION OF DYE BATH</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Preparation of Dye Bath</li> <li>The Dyeing Process</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Preparation of Dye Bath</strong></h2> The preparation of dye bath involves setting up objects which can be used for dyeing. The dye bath here refers to a pit filled with dye substance or a big bowl for dyeing. The dye pit is prepared when the necessary mixture are in the dye bath e.g. dye, water, caustic soda, hydro-sulphite, salt.   <h2><strong>The Dyeing Process</strong></h2> <ol> <li>The fabric to be dyed must be clean; you do this by washing the fabric with water.</li> <li>Plan your design by tying cloth in any combination.</li> <li>Prepare your dye bath.</li>

<h1><strong>PAPER CRAFT FOLDING TECHNIQUES </strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Paper Folding Techniques</li> <li>Materials and Tools for Paper Folding</li> <li>The Process of Paper Folding</li> <li>Folding a Cuboid</li> <li>Uses of Paper Folding Techniques</li> <li>Safety Measures in Paper Folding</li> </ol> <h2></h2> <h2><strong>Meaning of Paper Folding Techniques</strong></h2> Paper folding techniques means shaping or building prototype of different geometric or basic shapes and sizes to form cuboids, pyramids, abstract, sculptural figures etc. <h2></h2> <h2><strong>Materials and Tools for Paper Folding </strong></h2> The basic materials for paper folding include: