The most ancient oil painting was discovered in caves in
Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, they are dated from 650 A.D., and
that fact shatters the common theory of Western origin of the
oil painting. Anyway, the Europe tradition of the oil painting
was discovered there independently, as the tempera and related
sources indicate, and it seems to be born in Venice. Such famous
drawers as Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, Monet and
Boucher were addicted to the oil painting and have created many
exciting masterpieces, using that technique. Aside the coloring
source, the main part of an oil paint is a linseed oil,
extracted from the flax seed, and it’s needed to dilute the
coloring source and dry afterwards, leaving the painting solid
and finished. Nowadays, the modern science has invented more
oil-like liquids which are more convenient to use, but the true
masters of oil painting still prefer to use old good linseed oil
and prepare the paint themselves. The canvas for oil painting is
usually made of linen, bu