Oil paint is simple. It's just a mixture of oil and pigment. But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint could cost up to $1,100.

In my role as a master paint-maker, I make oil paint, which are made by dispersing pigments in a “drying oil” such as linseed, walnut, poppy or safflower oils. Linseed oil is by far the most ...

Oil-based paint consists of pigments suspended in oil. Although different types of drying oils can be used as the base of oil ...

Shining an infrared light on how “metal soaps” threaten priceless oil paintings Scientists analyzed paint samples from Corot's Gypsy Woman with Mandolin (circa 1870).

By analyzing a microscopic sample from a 15th century oil painting, scientists have determined what is responsible for 'soap formation,' a widespread degradation process in oil paintings.