Painting Best Practices

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  • Acrylic paint
    Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble but…
  • An implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or filaments set into a socket, used for applying a liquid or powder to a surface.
  • Casein paint
    Paint derived from milk casein (milk protein) that forms a fast-drying, water-soluble medium used by artists.
  • Learning cohorts of painting best practices
    The group for students working together through the Painting Best Practices curriculum.
  • Drawing Tools
    The medium by which a drawing is executed onto the drawing surface consisting of either dry media (i.e., graphite, charcoal,…
  • Egg Tempera
    A waterborne paint in which pigment is mixed with egg yolk.
  • Profile Photo
    A paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and other substances, such as resin, and applied to a surface by melting the paint…
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  • A painting technique in which pigment suspended in water is applied on wet plaster on a panel, wall or ceiling, so that the…
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  • A decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold to solid surfaces. Gilding may also include other metals, such as…
  • Procedures intended to prevent accident or injury in workplaces (artist studios) or public environments (schools).
  • Oil paint is a painting medium consisting of pigments dispersed in a drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include…
  • Pastel drawing media
    Powdered pigment and binder in the form of a stick, square, pebble, or a pan of color that produce colored visual art, similar in…
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  • The solid surface upon which paint or other medium is applied with a brush or other implement, such as knives, sponges, and…
  • A liquid preparation usually consisting of a resin dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile…
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  • Watercolor paints
    An artist’s paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water, giving a transparent color.
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