Mixing blue and yellow paint makes which color?
AnswerGreen
Blue and yellow combine to make green.
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8 fact-checked facts about painting techniques, paints and color theory, each with the reason behind it. 4 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which paint is water-based, dries quickly and becomes water-resistant when dry?
AnswerAcrylic
Acrylic paint dries fast into a water-resistant film.
Going deeper
What binds the pigment in traditional egg tempera?
AnswerEgg yolk
Egg tempera uses egg yolk as its binder.
Which oil is most commonly used as a binder in oil paint?
AnswerLinseed oil
Linseed oil dries into a tough film.
What does painting 'en plein air' mean?
AnswerPainting outdoors
En plein air is French for 'in the open air'.
What is 'impasto'?
AnswerPaint applied thickly so strokes stand out
Impasto leaves visible, textured brushstrokes.
Expert level
The pigment ultramarine was traditionally made from which stone?
AnswerLapis lazuli
Ground lapis lazuli made the costly blue ultramarine.
Which blue, made in Berlin in the early 1700s, is considered the first modern synthetic pigment?
AnswerPrussian blue
Prussian blue was discovered around 1706 in Berlin.
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