Oil painting materials can be divided into the substrate materials, oil painting and materials, as the three major types of media. Substrate materials refers to the color-bearer of painting materials and rely on the base paint. Oil paint is drawn when paintings direct expression of color and texture of the main effect of the material. Media agent material is used to adjust the color and characters of its substrate materials and the combination of a variety of diluent, binder and polishing agent.

Emulsion material

Emulsion material is a long history of fine traditional materials, has been in the modern new development. Emulsion-containing materials and is water-based and oil-based components of the mixed material, which has the advantage of both. Tan Peila painting a variety of materials such as color eggs, cheese, as well as color materials are wax-emulsion of the series. Emulsion material can be diluted water, dry fast, like water-based materials; thick coating can be opaque, do not dissolve in water after the dry, but also has the advantage of oil-based materials. Various types of modern propylene, ethylene, such as synthetic pigment has retained the traditional characteristics of the emulsion material and oil-based materials have strengths, and other materials can not be replaced by results, there is a great future and the development of new materials.

Oil-based materials

The use of oil-based materials as well as the natural resin painting as a media agent is the main types of oil painting, which is the traditional color and stuffed egg protein-based emulsion, and other materials to evolve from. Oil-based materials is characterized by slow drying, glossy and thick coating coverage repeatedly. Oil-based materials with a strong performance and rich effects techniques, it can be said almost all-inclusive materials and other kinds of painting techniques characteristics. Oil-based materials to allow an in-depth features and subtle characterization of the object model can show the real target-rich colors, in order to meet the people since the 14th century visual representation of the real desire to promote the development of Western painting to the realism of the process. Straight after the birth of the oil to the West dominated the art world, and throughout the world to develop, and this proves the superiority of oil-based materials. Water-based materials from the oily material to the transition is a long process of change, almost went through thousands of years, is the art of painting materials, techniques and even the history of a major breakthrough. Oil and resin used to make the Western techniques of painting materials from Eastern techniques of oil painting  materials One of the important characteristics.