What are the Advantages of Oil Paints?
Artists have used oil paints for hundreds of years. In fact, they have been dated to as early as 13th century England, where they were used for simple decoration. In the early years, however, many artists chose to use tempera paints instead of oil paints because they were able to dry more quickly. In the 15th century, Flemish artists experimented with combining oil paints with tempera. Nonetheless, it was not until the 17th century that pure oil paints became a more common art medium.
