A 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: pigmentThe actual colouring matter in paint and ink., to give it colourChoices of colour and the relationships between colours have a huge influence on how a piece or art or design looks and feels and the...; a medium, (such as oil) which is used to support the pigment; and 38 something to thin it down, such as water or turpentine.