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Acrylic Paint:
synthetic paint that originated
in the 1940s and was being
commercially sold by 1950s.
One piece of artwork that utilizes
acrylic is "Mr and Mrs Clark and
Percy" by David Hockney in 1971.
.Encaustic Paint:
hot wax-based paint that originated by
the Greeks and became a well-known
practice in 500-300 BC. Well-known
encaustic based paintings would be
the Fayum funeral paintings such as
this example. The Fayum funeeral
paintings were created by different
Greek artists in the 1st and 2nd
centuries mostly in Egypt.Fresco paint:
This pigment is sistered with plaster
to create paintings. Fresco painting
has unknown origins, but earliest
paintings can be from 1600 BC. The
Italian Renaissance was prevalent for
Fresco paintings. A very popular
Fresco painting would be the "The
Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo
in the early 1500s.
.Oil paint:
Oil paints were used earlier, but the
1400s is when oil painting became
very popular in Europe because of
the van Eyck brothers. A good example
of an oil painting would be the infamous
"Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci in
the early 1500s.
.Tempera paint:
This egg yolk based paint became
very popular in the late Middle Ages,
but paintings as early as the first
century can be found. A good
example of an oil painting would be
"Madonna and Child" by Duccio
painted in 1284.
.Watercolor paint:
Watercolor comes in forms of pigment blocks
that require to be mixed with water before
using. This technique can be found in early
cave paintings but is mostly associated with
England in the late 18th century. An example
of early watercolor would be "Young Hare" by
Albrecht Dürer painted in 1502.
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