A painter is an artist who works with different kinds of paint, usually on canvas or paper, to create pictures. A painter might use watercolor (which gives a lighter finish), acrylic (synthetic or manufactured paint) or oil paints (which consist of pigment, or color, suspended in oil.) Some painters teach classes at art programs or colleges or museums; others might be hired to do illustrations for books or magazines. Others paint portraits of individual people or families. (More portrait painters were probably hired before cameras made it easy to snap a family photograph!) Sometimes painters sell their paintings to private collectors, galleries, or museums.
What tools does a painter need to do his job?
Elements of Art Connections
Cool Colors the blues and greens of the color spectrum, associated with water, sky, ice, and cooler temperatures; also called cold colors Examples Bluish grays are referred to as cool colors. | Warm Colors warm colors the yellows and reds of the color spectrum, associated with fire, heat, sun, and warmer temperatures; also called hot colors Examples Reds, oranges, and yellows are warm colors. |