Types of Paint

This type of paint revolutionized painting during the Renaissance.

• Acrylic

• Encaustic

• Oil

• Watercolor

This type of paint was created in response to the dangers of lead based paint.

• Watercolor

• Acrylic

• Oil

• Gouache

This type of paint is water soluble.

• Watercolor

• Acrylic

• Gouache

• All of These

This type of paint uses wax as it's main component.

• Gouache

• Acrylic

• Encaustic

• Oil

This type of paint is transparent and easy to lift off the page with water.

• Acrylic

• Oil

• Gouache

• Watercolor

This type of paint is similar to watercolor but more opaque.

• Acrylic

• Gouache

• Encaustic

• Oil

This type of paint needs to be mixed with a drying medium such as linseed oil in order to dry more quickly.

• Encaustic

• Oil

• Acrylic

• Watercolor

This type of paint dries into a plastic and cannot be reconstituted once dry.

• Watercolor

• Gouache

• Acrylic

• Oil

This type of paint in prone to cracking if it is mixed too thick.

• Encaustic

• Gouache

• Watercolor

• Oil

This type of paint is made of pigment, gum arabic, oxgall, and water.

• Watercolor

• Oil

• Acrylic

• Encaustic