Vocabulary - O

  • Oil Paint

    - A definition by Winsor & Newton state: "Oils are one of the great classic media, and have dominated painting for five hundred years. They remain popular for many reasons: their great versatility, offering the possibility of transparency and opacity in the same painting; the lack of color change when the painting dries; and ease of manipulation." 
  • Organic

    - Shapes that are not regular or even, using a combination of edges that are curved or angular.
  • Oxidation

    - The firing atmosphere containing lots of oxygen.
  • Oxides

    - Applying metal oxides to the clay, mixing with water, you can create an effect of stained wood.