painting

pigment

Powdered color

medium

A liquid that holds the pigments together without dissolving them

media

Drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, etc.

binder

An ingredient that ensures that the paint will adhere to the surface

example: gum of Arabic used in watercolor

support

A surface on which the artist works

ground or primer

A preliminary Coating

encaustic

Pigment is mixed with wax and resin and burned in as a heat source passes over the surface

fresco

pigment is mixed with water and applied to a plaster support

tempera

A water medium, such as watercolor, with the durability of oil (egg yolk)

oil

Pigment, combined with oil usually Lindsay oil, man in red turban

Watercolor

Pigment with a medium of water and gum Arabic that acts as a binder

Acrylic

Synthetic/polymer paint, Acrylic residence And water

collage

A French word for pasting, and gluing, refers to the practice of attaching actual objects to the surface