Painting Media & Procedures

The Process of applying color to a surface using tools such as a brush, a painting knife, a roller, or even your fingers.

• Printmaking

• Drawing

• Painting

• Sculpture

Name a tool in which paint can be applied? ​

• Paintbrush or Palette Knife

• Fingers

• Tongue

• Both A and B

What is the tray for mixing colors of paint?

• Easel

• Canvas

• Gesso

• Palette

All paints have 3 basic ingredients: ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Pigments
• Binder
• Solvent
• Water
• Air
• Water
• Fire

Which paint ingredient are finely ground colored powders that come from natural or synthetic materials?

• Pigments

• Binder

• Solvent

Name an example of a natural pigment that paint can be made from?​

• Indigo plant

• a vegetable

• an insect

• minerals or clay

• All of the above

What paint ingredient is the material that holds together the grains of pigment which allows the paint to stick to the surface. (Example: Egg yolks mixed with water or linseed oil and wax)

• Pigments

• Binder

• Solvent

What paint ingredient is a liquid that controls the thickness or thinness of the paint? They are also used to clean paintbrushes and other applicators. (Examples: water, turpentine or odorless mineral spirits)

• Pigments

• Binder

• Solvent

The painting media that was first used in the 1400s, uses linseed oil as its binder and turpentine as its solvent. It is considered paint that dries slowly. ​ (a)  

• Oil-Based Paint
• Water-Soluble Paint

Name an example of a water-based/water-soluble paint?