Painting Mediums

Oil

1. There are many different binders for oils. The most common is linseed oil.
2. Turpentine is used to thin oils amongst other different mediums created for oils.
3. Oils work on a wide array of surfaces from canvas to wood as long as it is primed correctly with gesso.
4. Oils lean more towards the opaque side.
5. Badger, Hog Bristle, Sable, etc. Fans, Brights Filberts Flats and similar brush types.
6. Working wet on wet allows the artist to create soft edges and achieve various blending goals. Using thinned out oils with turpentine allows for various glazing techniques. Thick layers straight from the tube can be used for impasto techniques.

Acrylic

1. Acrylic's binder is acrylic polymer which is a man-made material.
2. Acrylics can be thinned out by water.
3. Acrylic generally work wherever oils work but they shouldn't be placed on top of oily surfaces. The surface generally needs to be primed with gesso. 
4. Acrylics have the ability to be as translucent as watercolors. Or they can be really thick if applied in layers. Their opacity depends on the techniques applied.
5. Generally all brushes that work with oils work with acrylics. Although many people recommend synthetic brushes. 
6. Acrylics can be watered down with water to imitate watercolors. This can also be used to create glazes. They can be used straight from the tube for an impasto image. Modeling past can be used to create a wide variety of textures.


Watercolor

1.The binder for watercolors is either natural gum arabic or synthetic glycol.
2. Watercolors are already super thing but using more water can thin out watercolors even more.
3. It seems most watercolorists work on water color paper. It often needs to be wet and stretched out before use to avoid wrinkling.
4. Watercolors are usually quite transparent.
5. Sable, Ox Hair, Pony Hair, Synthetic,etc. Liner, oval wash, mop, and angular are some brushes recommended for watercolors. Although many different types can be used.
6. Masking fluid can be used to control the flow of watercolors. Sponges are often utilized in creating various textures for watercolors. Wet in wet can be used to create various blending techniques.