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Art is a means of expressing oneself aesthetically and involves both skill and creativity. Classified according to technique, the diverse manifestations of art include the decorative, plastic and performing arts as well as literature. Ceramics, painting, interior design, woodworking, film, music, dance and poetry are among the many different types of art. 

Painting is an art form that dates back tens of thousands of years and which can be performed with different media. Oil painting, for example, utilizes pigments suspended in drying oil, such as linseed, poppyseed, walnut or safflower oil. Oil paint dries slowly, blends together wonderfully on the canvas or other carrier, can be applied in layers and provides great depth of color.

Oil paint can be applied to various surfaces, including linoleum, wood, slate and paper but ever since the 1500s canvas has been the most popular. While wooden panels provide a solid surface ideal for detail work, they ' re more expensive, heavier and may warp or split. Linen is the traditional canvas material; however cotton is widely used since it ' s more economical.

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