About: Additive

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@idvad:Additive
typerdfs:Resource, owl:Class, rdfs:Class
commentSubstances mixed with paint or other materials to modify their properties such as flow, texture, drying time, or transparency. THIS IS WHAT PRACTITIONERS OFTEN CALL 'MEDIUM' (e.g., 'glazing medium', 'granulation medium', 'Liquin').
inSchemevad:ArtMaterialScheme, vad:ArtScheme, vad:ArtProductionScheme, vad:VisualArtsScheme, vad:ArtRealizationScheme
is defined byhttp://visualartsdna.org/model/
labelAdditive
scope noteIn oil painting, 'oil medium' refers to additives like Liquin or stand oil. In watercolor, 'watercolor medium' refers to additives like granulation medium or ox gall. This class disambiguates that usage from other meanings of 'medium'.
see alsoAdditives
skos:altLabelPainting Medium, Medium (practitioner sense)
subclass ofvad:Art, vad:ArtRealization, rdfs:Resource, vad:ArtMaterial, vad:ArtProduction, vad:VisualArts, vad:Additive



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