Three of the most commonly used mediums are oil paints , acrylics and watercolours . He was the greatest Flemish artist of the 15th century. Oil painting, his newly developed technique, would serve as a model for generations to come. Oil paints, in contrast to older wax, and water-based media such as encaustic painting, fresco, tempera and watercolour, is actually easier to use and allows a greater variety of effects. The oil paint dries slowly, and the tones are easy to match, grade, and blend.
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Oil paint may be applied with many techniques. Linear brushstrokes, glazes, washes, blobs, or spray just to name a few. The oil paint is packaged in sqeezable tubes as a thick creamy paste. Painting surfaces are can be many things. Wood, linen, cotton, jute canvas stretched on a frame or canvas that has been glued to a board.