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by branboy on April 26th, 2006

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What are oil paints?

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  • by   on March 16th, 2007

     

    "Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint consisting of small pigment particles suspended in a drying oil. Oil paints have been used in England as early as the 13th century for simple decoration,[1] but were not widely adopted for artistic purposes until the 15th century. The most common modern application of oil paint is domestic, where its hard-wearing properties and luminous colours make it desirable for both interior and exterior use. Its slow-drying properties have recently been used in paint-on-glass animation."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint

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