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What kind of Paintings artist use and what subject do artist Paint?

WHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE?

Paint is made by mixing a pigment (colored powder) with a medium (liquid substance) such as water. Egg is the medium for tempera painting, linseed oil for oil painting, and acrylic resin for acrylic painting. In fresco wall paintings, pigments are applied to wet plaster. Watercolors are made by mixing pigments with a water-soluble binder such as gum

WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT?

Some artists paint aspects of the visible world, such as people, landscapes, still-life’s of tableware, fruit, and flowers, or scenes from history, literature, and the imagination. Such paintings are realistic—they look like something real. Other paintings are abstract—they are not supposed to look like anything from the real world, but use colors, shapes, and lines to express feelings, moods, or ideas.