oil paint

American  

noun

1. oil color.

2. a commercial paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle.

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oil paint British  

noun

1. paint made of pigment ground in oil, usually linseed oil, used for oil painting

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Etymology

Origin of oil paint

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Glenys has never used a paint brush, instead preferring the "immediacy" of working oil paint with torn pieces of fabric and her fingers.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

“Work 73-13” is a large, earthy, monochrome abstraction, its mottled muddy color achieved by pushing brown oil paint through rough jute from behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

“They all work in the same medium: oil paint on canvas, but they do something completely different with it,” said Rijksmuseum General Director Taco Dibbits.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

“Ace,” a term of excellence, objectifies the vivid word in thick blue oil paint, which seems to have been clawed from beneath an inky black field.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

But because oil paint is expensive, he continues to use other media: he draws with charcoal and a carpenters pencil.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman