Apple QuickTime movie | 2001-05-27 | 32.7 MB | 320x240 | 12fps | 4 minutes, 56 seconds
Transcription: Although oil painting has existed since the 15th century, acrylic paints were not available until the 1950s. Because oil and acrylics are fairly similar in texture, it can be difficult for an untrained eye to identify the two types. Artists painted mainly on wooden panels until canvas was invented. Canvas can be purchased in many forms. Raw, factory primed and pre-stretched. While canvas has become one of the most popular supports, you can paint on almost anything. Raw canvas is the most popular support. It must be tightly stretched in order to provide a good painting surface. First you constr ...