PAINTING

Definitions of Painting

(i) Painting is the art of beautifying drawn objects with colors.

(ii) It is  an  aspect of fine art mainly for decoration and

(iii) It is a technique of applying paint or color on a drawing with the aid of a brush.

(iv) It is also the art of creating pictorial scene on a flat surface. The artist who paints is called a painter. Mosaic and collage are aspect of painting. Paintings are named after their media or process of execution e.g.

Wash – Done with water, brush and colour.

Impasto – An Italian word used to describe the thickness of paint.

Wet painting – Colours are diluted before applying with brush on surface. Media used include water/poster colours, oil paint, emulsion or gloss paint and acrylic colors.

Dry painting – It involves applying colors without dilution. Color mixing and blending takes place directly and  right on the paper or surface used and not on palette. Media used include pastel (chalk or oil), crayon or color-pencils, marker or felt pens.