There are 5 types of conventional types: oil painting, watercolor, gouache, Chinese painting and acrylic paint.

Oil paint characteristics: easy to stack, organic feeling, after drying, there is a sense of reflection and brightness at room temperature.

Watercolor pigment features: is a kind of water-soluble pigment, mostly used for still life, character color, painting coverage is better, but pay attention to the fact that the previous color must be completely dry before painting, the second color will spend in case of water, there is a fixed painting liquid, can keep the picture not flower

Gouache pigment characteristics: water solubility is mostly used in Chinese language, the coverage is not good, easy to smudge, to combine the use of brush and pen, in fact, is an opaque watercolor, cheap, suitable for practice exams. However, watercolor and gouache are not water-tolerant and are easy to spend when exposed to water.

Chinese painting is a kind of traditional pigment, the biggest advantage is that it is waterproof after drying, suitable for traditional Chinese framing technology

Acrylic pigment features: can be diluted with water, conducive to cleaning; Quick drying. The paint dries within minutes of finishing, rather than waiting months to finish as is the case with oil paintings. Painters who prefer slow-drying pigments can use retarders to delay the drying time of pigments; The color is full, thick and fresh, no matter how it is reconciled, there will be no "dirty" and "gray" feeling. The coloring layer will never absorb oil and stain;