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Examples of oil paint in a Sentence
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Using oil paint, clay, and bright-yet-earthy tones, the Australian’s simple motifs draw on the natural world and the breezy, summery simplicity of the outdoors, as inspired by her hometown Sydney.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023
Gibson used charcoal, pencil, water colors and oil paint to create her works of art.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
Over the next 1,000 years, sunlight that enters the contraption will slowly fade a light-sensitive surface covered in an oil paint pigment called rose madder, resulting in an extremely long-exposure image of the landscape.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
There are paintings he’s made, inspiration scattered from friends, and canvases brimming with textured layers of oil paint and spray paint tucked around every corner.
—Irvin Zhang, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
Inspired by the stained glass window in the church, Bethany Blanks created a mixed media piece using digital drawings as well as acrylic and oil paints.
—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
Things might have been different for Mickalene Thomas if oil paint wasn’t so expensive.
—Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
There have also been studies examining the mechanical properties of oil paints and other paints used by artists, with an eye toward reducing the formation of small cracks and undesirable patterns as the paint dries.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
Collages made from oil paint, jute and rough canvas hung on the walls.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1759, in the meaning defined above
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“Oil paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20paint. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
oil paint
noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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