All About Paint
March 25, 2008 Art Notes We watched a movie about Paint and took notes for an upcoming test. Your own notes CAN be used on the test.
1. Pigment: A coloring material made of crushed Minerals and Plants or chemicals , usually held together with a binder.
2. Binder: A material used to hold Pigments together in paint. (like gum, oil)
3. Solvent: A liquid used to control the thickness or thinness of a paint.
4. Oil-Based Paint: Paint made from a mixture of colored Pigment and linseed oil (binder) , which dries very slowly.
5. Water-Based Paint: Paint, such as tempera , acrylic , or water-color , made from a mixture of colored pigment and water (gum) or other binders, which dries quickly.
6. Opaque: the quality of light passing through, so you can not see through the paper. (opposite of transparent)
7. Transparent: the quality of light passing through, so you CAN see through the paper.
8. Palette: a flat board on which a painter mixes and holds paint.
Paint See the Movie presentation here
