Oil paints have evolved, it was invented in around the 11th century, but there were no
metal tubes at that time! Earlier, the oil painting was made by crushing and boiling the
pigment with oil, and it was tough to store the colors.
metal tubes at that time! Earlier, the oil painting was made by crushing and boiling the
pigment with oil, and it was tough to store the colors.
One big advantage of acrylic painting and oil painting is that you can build up thick impasto that will help convey a three-dimensional look. Oil paints are much more vibrant and pigmented than most watercolors. Depending on what effect you want, it might be easier to achieve high amounts of colour with oils! oil painting are slightly translucent, which means you can use under paintings and glazing to create deeper shadows and brighter highlights in your works.
