Painting

Painting is the practice of applying pigment suspended in a carrier (or medium) and a binding agent (a glue) to a surface (support) such as paper, canvas or a wall. This is done by a painter; this term is used especially if this is his or her profession. Evidence indicates that humans have been painting for about 6 times as long as they have been using written language. Artistic painting is considered by many to be among the most important of the art forms.

Painting techniques

Painting techniques include:

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• Impasto
• Computer painting (Digital)
• Glaze
• Grisaille
• New materials (painting)
• Pointillism (aka divisionism, 'stippling')
• Scumble
• Sfumato
• Sumi-e
• Wash
• Brush Painting
• (Partially) destructive techniques like grattage and peinture brulée, with which Joan Miró, among others, experimented.