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oil paint; oil-based paint (for art)
Artists' paint in which the pigment is suspended in oil rather than water. It dries slowly and produces rich, durable colors. Built from 油性 (oil-based) + 絵具 (paint, pigment).
油性絵具で絵を描いた。
I painted a picture with oil paints.
油性絵具は乾くのに時間がかかる。
Oil paints take a long time to dry.
油性絵具は重ね塗りができるので、深みのある色合いが出せる。
Because oil paints can be layered, you can achieve colors with great depth.
Artists' paint bound with oil, used for oil painting on canvas. It is thinned and cleaned with solvents rather than water.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 油性絵具で描く: to paint with oil paints
- 油性絵具を重ね塗りする: to layer oil paints
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 水性絵具: water-based paint — the contrasting type, thinned with water
- 油絵: oil painting — a picture made with oil paints