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| Paint Paint is made up of 3 basic things: a pigment, a binder, and a carrier. Examples of pigments are red, yellow and blue. Examples of binders include acrylic polymers. Examples of carrier is water or linseed oil. Paint comes in many forms and at different levels of fluidity (viscosity) from solid blocks to watery, and each viscosity has its purpose.
Plein Air Plein air painting is when one takes their easle and their paints and sits in the outdoors and paints from life. This is in stark contrast to painting in the studio. Plein Air painting was introduced by the Impressionists in the 1860's.
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