ART MEDIA

Painting

Painting

• Painting is considered a fine art form.

• Painting as been thought of as the highest form or art throughout history.

• There are many types of painting media.

• The main painting media are: oil, acrylic, watercolor and tempera

Oil Painting• Oil painting may be the

most difficult of the painting media to master.

• It is a slow drying paint that is oil based.

• Many artist prefer oil because it allows you to blend and mix color easily.

• Oil also allows you to paint very thickly and create interesting texture.

Acrylic Painting• Acrylic paint is

different from oil paint because it is water based.

• Acrylic paint has a fast drying time and cannot be painted thickly.

Watercolor Painting

• Water color painting is similar to acrylic because it is water based.

• However watercolor painting is unique because the paint is transparent. You can see color layers through one another.

Tempera Painting

• Tempera is similar to acrylic and watercolor because it is water based. However tempera is not transparent. It does dry fast and is good for putting in even color tones.