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Position:Home>General - Arts & Humanities > Did Leonardo DA Vinci use oil paints?Question: Did Leonardo DA Vinci use oil paints?Did he kinda draw or sketch the picture then paint over it with oil paint? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
He ised oil paints and tempera. Tempera paints use an egg or oil vehicle which is thinned with water, but which becomes water-resistant when dry. Egg tempera was the predominant method used in the Renaissance and pre-sixteenth century, when pure oil painting found its own following. Advantages of using tempera include its resistance to water and applications for highly detailed and complex paintings. |