In painting, medium is ____________________ a. the choice of liquid or gas that is added to a pigment. b. the substance that is
added to a color in order to help application. c. a media that consists of natural or synthetic mineral or plant substances. d. the pigment that mixed with a binder of hot wax and fixed with a heat application.
In painting, medium is the substance that is added to a color in order to help application. Correct answer: B It is also called a binder, vehicle, or base.
The artist experiments with combining materials to create new media. Oil and acrylic paints are example of painting mediums. In acrylic paints, the medium is a synthetic substance, while in oil paints, the medium is a natural oil such as poppy or linseed oil.