Art Fun Fact No. 1

Did you know...
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...that oil paints are called oil paints because the binder that liquefies and carries the pigment is some type of oil?

Different oils are used with different brands. Most commonly, linseed oil or walnut oil are used.

​In watercolor paints some type of water soluble medium binds the pigment together. Sometimes honey is actually used as the primary binder in watercolor paints. So the next time that you are water coloring outside, if you notice the bees are particularly interested in your painting this might be the simpler reason than the bees' particularly good taste in art.