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Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer. As art, this is used to create an image or images known as a painting. Paint can be made in many colors and types. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based, and each has distinct characteristics.
Primitive forms of paint were used tens of thousands of years ago in cave paintings.[1][2]
Clean-up solvents are also different for water-based paint than oil-based paint.[3] Water-based paints and oil-based paints will cure differently based on the outside ambient temperature of the object being painted (such as a house). Usually, the object being painted must be over 10 °C (50 °F), although some manufacturers of external paints/primers claim they can be applied when temperatures are as low as 2 °C (35 °F).[4]
- ^ Taggart, Emma (2022-12-14). "Unearth the Colorful History of Paint: From Natural Pigments to Synthetic Hues". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Marchant, Jo (January 2016). "A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World". Smithsonian Magazine.
- ^ "Painting 101: Oil or Latex?". HGTV.
- ^ "What's the Ideal Outdoor Temperature Range for Using Exterior Paint?". 29 April 2022.