Original: These additional media can aid the painter in adjusting the translucency of the paint , the sheen of the paint , the density or ` body ' of the paint , and the ability of the paint to hold or conceal the brushstroke . These variables are closely related to the expressive capacity of oil paint .
Simplified: The good thing about oil paint is that it can be used in all sorts of ways that most other types of paint can not be used .