Unit 3: Painting

When thinking about everything related to painting, most people would always picture a squared canvas with random colors, shapes and themes. Also, when visiting a museum or gallery, people would always find a painting that they like most. But the selection of this painting would almost always have to do with the theme, shapes and colors of the painting, and rarely with the texture and the space. Also, people almost never care about the type of materials and techniques used by the painters to create their works. Though, the materials and techniques are the most important factors of a painting, given that they define the nature of the work. The most known coloring materials used by painters are encaustic, fresco, tempera, oleo, watercolor, acrylic and ink. Each of these materials are worked with specific techniques with the same name. Additionally, the use of the coloring materials give distinct textures due to the ingredients used to create them. For example, oil is heavier than any of the other materials, but when it is applied on a canvas, the texture given as suave as the touch of the skin. From my experience, when thinking about texture, I prefer to use acrylic and oil given that I consider those two the most malleable but consistent materials to paint with on canvas.