Media and Processes - Painting

7 important questions on Media and Processes - Painting

What are the basics of paint?

A mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid binder that dries after it has been applied.

What is the oldest painting technique?

Spray painting, used in the prehistory.

What is oil paint?

Pigment mixed with linseed oil, which gives a very flexible kind of paint. Oil paint adheres to cloth (canvas) whereas paints like encaustic do not. It is very transparent and its layers are called glazes, which allows for a colourful and very luminous result. It can be applied either very thickly (impasto) or thinly, each with its own look.
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When did oil paint become popular?

During the Renaissance.

When was acrylic invented?

In the 1950s.

What are watercolour and gouache made of?

Water mixed with a sticky binder like gum arabic or honey. It is transparant but becomes opaque when chalk is added. It is painted on paper. White watercolour does not exist. The effects of this kind of paint are very soft.

What is spray paint?

Spray enamel packaged in an aerosol can.

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