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  2. Oil paint - Wikipedia

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    Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. For several centuries the oil painting has been perhaps the most prestigious form in Western art, but oil paint has many practical uses, mainly because it is waterproof. The earliest surviving examples of oil paint ...

  3. Paint thinner - Wikipedia

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    Paint thinners are diluents and usually refers to a solvent that is used to dilute or "thin" oil-based paints [1][2] — and similar things, such as varnish, which in essence are a colloidal suspension of a solid dispersed in a liquid medium — to reduce the viscosity and so making them 'more liquid'. Typically, this happens after the paint ...

  4. Oil print process - Wikipedia

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    The oil print process is a photographic printmaking process that dates to the mid-19th century. Oil prints are made on paper on which a thick gelatin layer has been sensitized to light using dichromate salts. After the paper is exposed to light through a negative, the gelatin emulsion is treated in such a way that highly exposed areas take up ...

  5. Water miscible oil paint - Wikipedia

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    Water miscible oil paint. Water-miscible oil paint (also called water-soluble oil paint or water-mixable oil paint) is oil paint either engineered or to which an emulsifier has been added, allowing it to be thinned and cleaned up with water. [1] [2] These paints make it possible to avoid using, or at least reduce volatile organic compounds such ...

  6. Paint - Wikipedia

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    Assorted tempera (top) and gouache (bottom) paints. 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 ...

  7. Environmental impact of paint - Wikipedia

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    The environmental impact of paint can vary depending on the type of paint used and mitigation measures. Traditional painting materials and processes can have harmful effects on the environment, including those from the use of lead and other additives. Measures can be taken to reduce its environmental effects, including accurately estimating ...

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