I know this is probably a dumb question but, I have a project due and in the instructions it says "Use a variety of media to show building materials such as brick and stone". What exactly does that mean?

Answer 1

"a variety of media" probably means to use whatever you need so that brick and stone (as examples) look like brick and stone in your work.

For example, can you crush up some paper (maybe cardstock weight) and include bits and pieces of it in your painting (if that's what your doing) so the texture is credible?