The resources that artistsPeople who are engaged in a broad spectrum of visually led ideas and activities aligned to the expressive arts, craftspeople and designersPeople who are engaged in the production of functional products, services and systems use to create work, to include thread, plastic, stone, wood, clay, paintA coloured substance that can be thickened or thinned and spread over surfaces. Paint can be water soluble, oil or plastic based, and have opaque or transparent qualities. For further information please follow thus link. Paint is made up from three main things: pigment, to give it colour; a medium, (such as oil) which is used to support the pigment; and 38 something to thin it down, such as water or turpentine. and paper