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Painting Media

Painting Media. Asma Naz Fine Arts Department DA College for Women Phase VIII. Introduction. One of the most important decisions an artist will make is what art medium to use. A medium of art is a material used to create a work of art.

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Painting Media

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  1. Painting Media Asma Naz Fine Arts Department DA College for Women Phase VIII

  2. Introduction One of the most important decisions an artist will make is what art medium to use. A medium of art is a material used to create a work of art. Paint is one medium. Pencil, crayon, and marker are others. When referring to more than one medium at a time, the plural term media is used.

  3. All paint is made of the same three basic ingredients: • Pigment: a finely ground, colored powder that gives paint its color. • Binder: a liquid that holds together the grains of pigment in paint. • Solvent: a material used to thin a paint’s binder. Paints

  4. Every painting medium has its own unique look. Among the most commonly used painting media are: • Oil paint • Tempera • Watercolor • Acrylic • Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. • Tempera paint is a mixture of pigment, egg yolk, and water. Painting media

  5. Watercolor is named for its solvent, water. Its binder, gum arabic, is a gummy plant matter. It is a transparent media. • Acrylic is a quick-drying water-based paint and are easy to use, offers the artist a wide range of hues. Painting media

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