Painting Medium Meaning Description Notable Works/ Artists

Acrylic A synthetic water- Its three main 1. Campbell’s

soluble paint that is components are Soup Cans by
quick-drying. pigment, binder, and Andy Warhol
vehicle. Pigment is 2. Drowning Girl
the color, binder by Roy
makes it Acrylic Lichtenstein
quick drying, while 3. Movement in
the vehicle is water. Squares by
Bridget Riley

Encaustic Pigments are mixed Derived from a 1. Faiyum Mummy

with hot liquid wax. Greek word of ‘to Portraits of
Consistency may burn’ or ‘to heat up’, Egypt
vary depending on this process is seen 2. Flag by Jasper
the resin or oil in its process of Johns
added to the wax. production. 3. Girl at the
Beach by Karen
Frey

Fresco The fresco method Most significant 1. The Last

uses water-based mural-making Supper by
pigments on plaster, method in the Leonardo da
usually wall history of art. Vinci
surfaces. Its matte 2. The School of
surface makes it Athens by
durable enough to Raphael
be ideally used for 3. Nativity by
murals. Giotto

Gouache The word "gouache" Gouache is a form 1. The Garden of

is derived from the of paint that San Miniato
French word resembles near Florence
"guache," which watercolor in certain by John Ruskin
means "watery" or ways but also, has 2. Study by Petre
"muted." It became some unique Otskeli
connected with a qualities. It is an 3. The Birthday of
particular painting opaque water-based Madame Cigale
method involving the paint made up of a by Aubrey
use of opaque water, and gum Beardsley
watercolor pigments. Arabic.

Magna Paint Magna is the term Magna painting is 1. Morris Louis

for the acrylic resin made of hues 2. Kenneth Noland
paint developed by blended in acrylic 3. Roy
Leonard Bocour in resin that are then Lichtenstien
the field of art. In formed into an
this painting emulsion by the
medium, a application of
substance can be solvents, it
used to thin it, possesses
generating a matte characteristics that
 finish, or an even set it apart from
larger medium can modern acrylic paint.
be used to provide a It has a glossier
glossy finish and finish than other
quicken up its drying contemporary acrylic
process. paint and has more
shine to it.

Oil Paint In the Renaissance In the traditional and 1. Guernica by

period, they popular visual art Pablo Picasso
discovered that form of oil painting, 2. The Night
combining pigments pigments are Watch by
with oils allowed for combined with a Rembrandt van
more control, a drying oil media. It is Rijn
longer working time, known for its vibrant 3. Mona Lisa by
and a larger range color and versatility. Leonardo da
of hues in Vinci
comparison to
traditional tempera
paints.

Pastel The Latin word for It is made out of 1. Dandelions by

"pastellus" means powdered pigment Jean-Francois
"pale-colored" or that is shaped into Millet
"made from paste," sticks or crayon-like 2. Boating Couple
and the Italian term shapes and held by Pierre-
"pastello" means together with a small Auguste Renoir
"pale" or "light- amount of adhesive. 3. At the Window
colored," indicating The stiffness of by Mary Cassatt
where the word these pastel sticks
"pastel" originates. can range from soft
to hard.

Tempera Tempera is the Latin The utilization of a 1. Madonna and

term for the water-soluble Child by Duccio
technique of binder, usually egg di Buoninsegna
combining pigments yolk, is tempera's 2. The Trinity by
with a water-based distinct feature. Andrei Rublev
binding agent to Additionally, it often 3. Portrait of
create paint, it results in opaque Princess by
originally comes and vivid colors. Pisanello
from the verb This opacity makes
temper, "to bring to it appropriate for
a desired difficult and detailed
consistency." work since it
enables fine details
and exact color.

Water Color The word It has become 1. Gondoliers’

"watercolor" known for having a Siesta By John
emerged by clear and luminous Singer Sargent
combining the words quality as well as 2. Flower Garden
"water" and "color," being adaptable And Bungalow,
representing the enough to produce a Bermuda By
 essential variety of artistic Winslow Homer
characteristic of this effects. Watercolor 3. Boys In A Dory
medium, which dries rather fast, By Winslow
depends on water to which is beneficial Homer
absorb and apply for artists who prefer
the paint. Also, the to paint immediately
popularity of this or in layers.
painting technique
during the 18th
century, especially
in England, is linked
to the introduction of
the word
"watercolor" into the
English language.

References:

https://www.britannica.com/art/oil-painting
https://artincontext.org/what-is-gouache-paint/
https://dbpedia.org/page/Magna_(paint)
https://www.britannica.com/art/tempera-painting
https://www.eden-gallery.com/news/what-is-watercolor-art
https://www.britannica.com/art/pastel-art
https://mymodernmet.com/fresco-definition/
https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/encaustic-ancient-painting-technique
https://www.liquitex.com/row/knowledge/what-is-acrylic-paint/