What is oil paint?
Q: What is oil paint?
A: Oil paint is a traditional method used for artists' painting, in which pigments (colours) are held together by the medium of oil, most usually linseed oil.
Q: What is an oil painting?
A: An oil painting is a picture that is painted using oil paint.
Q: Why do artists find oil paint useful?
A: Artists find oil paint useful because it takes a long time to dry, allowing them to keep working on the painting for a long time.
Q: Who supposedly worked on the painting of the Mona Lisa for four years?
A: Leonardo da Vinci supposedly worked on the painting of the Mona Lisa for four years, even though it is not a very large picture.
Q: What are oils paints and oil paintings often referred to as?
A: Oils paints and oil paintings are often referred to as "oils" for short.
Q: What is meant by "painting in oils"?
A: When someone talks about "painting in oils", they mean that the painting is done in oil paints.
Q: What is the most usual type of oil used in paint?
A: The most usual type of oil used in paint is linseed oil.
