Oil paints are slow-drying paints consisting of small pigment particles suspended in a drying oil. Although in existence as early as the 13th century they were not widely adopted for artistic purposes until the 15th century. Many artists consider oil painting to be one of the fundamental painting techniques that can introduce the student artists to the painting techniques of the early painters.The properties that make oil paint a fascinating medium for the artist are the long drying time of many weeks that allows the artist to develop a painting gradually , the ability of the paint to blend subtly to create realism in the painting and the vivid high chroma of the colors

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