Every individual in this world knows the most conspicuous painting of “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci. But honestly, barely people understand what is painting? An imagination on a piece of canvas, Painting is one of the most inventive main fine art. Simply, Painting is a form of fine arts and a mode of creative expression that’s why “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary”, said the world’s greatest painter Pablo Picasso.
Today, this creative form of art is considered as an intricate manifestation of feelings, emotions, and imagination of an artist or a painter. On the other hand, painting has different forms such as oil painting, Pastel sticks, Watercolor painting, Acrylic painting, sand painting, Ink Painting, Spray Painting, Gouache, and Fresco and so on. Among all, below are the lists of the most famous techniques of Painting (in no particular order).
Oil painting: Gained its popularity only in the 15th century, oil painting was initially started in the middle of the fifth and tenth centuries. The first oil paint was used by the Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan for Buddhist paintings. Simply, the art of painting in oil is called oil painting. However, this artistic creation normally utilizes drying oils such as poppy seed oil, linseed oil, walnut oil, and sunflower oil. Best example: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
Watercolor painting: Watercolor paintings are considered a unique way to creatively represent painting with the help of water-soluble pigments. This work of art is regularly alluded as brush painting and it is well known and overwhelming medium in Japanese, Chinese and Korean painting. Best example: The Blue Boat by Winslow Homer.
Ink painting: The most imaginative form of painting, Ink painting is known as the literati painting. Initially developed in the fifth century and further created amid the Tang dynasty (618-907), Ink wash painting is a kind of brush painting beginning from East Asia. Ink painting was additionally developed into a more polished style amid the Song Dynasty. Best example: (shuimo) landscapes by Wang Wei.
Sand painting: Often referred to as dry painting, Sand painting is an artistic creation which is by and large created using colored sand or powdered hues from minerals or crystals. Unlike the other painting, Sand painting is deeply rooted in the cultural history of numerous nations. In India, sand painting is known as rangoli and it is frequently known as ritual paintings prepared for religious. Best example: Standing lady by Sudarsan Pattnaik.
Acrylic painting: A very different style of painting technique, acrylic painter generally works with polymer-based acrylic paints. Unlike the oil paint, this paint takes a shorter drying time and is completely soluble in water. With regards to its history, this artistic creation was initially used in the 1940s, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolor. Acrylics were made commercially available in the 1950s.
Best illustration: Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy by British artist David Hockney.
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