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2. Wood stain - Wikipedia

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   Wood stain is a type of paint used to colour wood. It consists of colourants dissolved and/or suspended in a vehicle or solvent. Vehicle is the preferred term, as the contents of a stain may not be truly dissolved in the vehicle, but rather suspended, and thus the vehicle may not be a true solvent. The vehicle often may be water, alcohol, a ...

3. Enamel paint - Wikipedia

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   Some enamel paints have been made by adding varnish to oil-based paint. Although "enamels" and "painted enamel" in art normally refer to vitreous enamel, in the 20th century some artists used commercial enamel paints in art, including Pablo Picasso (mixing it with oil paint), Hermann-Paul, Jackson Pollock, and Sidney Nolan.

4. Alkyd - Wikipedia

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   Alkyd. An alkyd is a polyester resin modified by the addition of fatty acids and other components. [1] Alkyds are derived from polyols and organic acids including dicarboxylic acids or carboxylic acid anhydride and triglyceride oils. The term alkyd is a modification of the original name "alcid", reflecting the fact that they are derived from ...

5. Valspar - Wikipedia

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   The Valspar Corporation is an American manufacturer of paint and coatings based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With over 11,000 employees in 26 countries and a company history that spans two centuries, it was the sixth largest paint and coating corporation in the world. [4] Valspar was founded in 1806 as a paint dealership in Boston, Massachusetts ...

6. Wash (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   A wash is a term for a visual arts technique resulting in a semi-transparent layer of colour. A wash of diluted ink or watercolor paint applied in combination with drawing is called pen and wash, wash drawing, or ink and wash. [citation needed] Normally only one or two colours of wash are used; if more colours are used the result is likely to ...

7. Paint - Wikipedia

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   Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer. As art, this is used to create an image or images known as a painting. Paint can be made in many colors and types. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based, and each has distinct characteristics.