Painting Media

Artists these days have now several painting media to choose from but such is not the case in ancient times. Ancient time painters usually use media that are usually available to them such as wood, pottery and walls. This is the reason why most of the artefacts that are found today are from wall paintings such as frescoes and paintings in potteries that are used in burials and wines. Wood paintings such as panel painting are susceptible to weather conditions which is why there are only quite few of these artefacts are found. Some of these panel paintings are just bits and pieces of the original masterpiece.

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Today, the most common among these painting media is the canvas, which was mostly used during the renaissance period. Most of the paintings by the great masters during the renaissances are painted on canvas although frescoes and wall paintings are still common in these times. Over the years, several media were invented such as acrylic paints, watercolour, charcoals and oil pastels that made their work of art more innovative and colourful. Famous artists from the past have chosen their own media that had made them famous and their masterpieces unique. Today, aspiring artists can choose a wide variety of media depending on their style of painting.

This review will cover different types of painting media and provides a short discussion on each of these types. This review has also provided recommended websites that offer these media which can be helpful in buying for art and painting supplies.


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