The fast-drying oil-based paints are long-lasting and smooth, making them perfect for a wide range of painting styles. However, some of the paint tubes may separate, which can be a bit messy.

Rand’s tubes carried inside them another crucial element as well: new colors. Paint pigments had remained nearly unchanged since the Renaissance. Since oil paints were time-consuming to produce ...

“Oil-based paints were used outside and to adhere to ... cans—you’ll probably see more acrylic paints in even smaller tubes and pots in art-supply stores than in the indoor aisles of paint ...

Knowing the difference between water-based and oil-based paints is necessary, and so is learning their best applications. If you’re going to DIY paint, equipment and prep work has a huge impact ...

Artist Justin N. Kim paints vibrant depictions of L.A. neighborhoods from a bird’s-eye view, creating almost 3-D models of city blocks with oil paints. He recently spoke with How To LA about how ...