The term oil is the one used to designate the product known as oil that is obtained from the pressing of different seeds or fruits. Normally, in common language the name of oil is used more to designate edible products and oil is more frequently reserved for oily products that are used in other disciplines such as art. Thus, when speaking of oil, reference is made in most cases to paints made from non-edible oil that are used for a special type of painting.
Artistic oil is a material that has been used for many centuries, more specifically since the end of the Middle Ages, in the 13th century. It was at this time that the different pigments and natural dyes began to be combined with different types of oils that made the colors take longer to dry and were more permeable, which made it possible to combine different tones, pigments and colors in a more realistic way. and couple. The artistic oil painting was made in those days based on common oils but today the production technique of oil painting has advanced a lot and that is why we are talking about products that do not go into poor condition or lose their basic characteristics over time.
Oil paint is easily recognizable and significantly different from paints used in other techniques such as watercolor. In this sense, due to its heavy composition, oil paint allows the finish and the final image of a painting to be much more loaded and heavy, which contributes to giving an image of greater power and relief to the painting. In addition, as said, oil allows colors to be combined in a more realistic way, which is why different tones are obtained when mixing colors. While watercolor uses water as a base, oil uses oil as an emulsifying element and therefore does not require the use of water for the paint to be diluted.
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