Editing Paint (section)

{{short description|Pigment applied over a surface that dries as a solid film}}
{{Other uses|Paint (disambiguation)}}
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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 painting]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taggart |first=Emma |date=2022-12-14 |title=Unearth the Colorful History of Paint: From Natural Pigments to Synthetic Hues |url=https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-paint/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=My Modern Met |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marchant |first=Jo |date=January 2016 |title=A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journey-oldest-cave-paintings-world-180957685/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine}}</ref>

Clean-up solvents are also different for water-based paint than oil-based paint.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hgtv.com/design/decorating/design-101/painting-101-oil-or-latex|title=Painting 101: Oil or Latex?|website=HGTV}}</ref> 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).