Painting is an art that has been prevalent for ages with an old history. Centuries back people used to paint the walls to beautify their homes and to protect their walls from insects etc. The art continued to flourish through years and years and today it has properly become a part of the interior decoration. These wall paintings have a unique significance. When we look back on the walls of the ancient civilizations they give a reflection of their living, tell important stories about them and their culture. These paintings have been an important mode of communication among the men before the proper languages were discovered.

Not only the walls but ceilings have also been painted in different colors and designs to enrich the buildings. The most important of these patterns were drawn on the ceilings of the Chapels and the Royal palaces. The paintings that were made centuries ago still stand beautifully today reflecting the hard work and creativity of their painters.
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Action Painting is a form of Abstract Expressionism painting that involves the very physical use of the artist's body in the application, manipulation and control of the paint. Painting in the style of the Action Painters is extremely fun and enjoyable for artists that have a lot of physical energy and enjoying experimenting with new and creative techniques for applying oil paint, acrylic paint or any other type of paint to canvas, solid supports, found objects or other surfaces such as glass, plastic, old doors, and plexiglass.
Jackson Pollock is the most famous Action Painter, and many people think of his style as the textbook example of Action Painting. Many artists today are continuing on where Jackson Pollock left off, trying new and wonderful techniques that involve a wide variety of tools and materials in the creative process.

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Acrylic Paints are by far the easiest painting products to work with. Acrylic is easy to clean up, it dries quickly and doesn't run or sag, unless you apply crazy amounts or unless moisture and cold weather gets to it. It's really easy to apply, spread out and work with. So really, how hard can it be? To be honest, for most who have never been taught the basics it can be really difficult. I often cringe when I see non-qualified people painting. Maybe it's a pride issue, I don't know and I don't mean to be harsh, after all they are trying their best, but some of the techniques they use leave a lot to be desired. Painting the correct way isn't hard, it just takes a bit of practice, but first we have to see what bad habits you have picked up and what your application techniques actually are. Then I can show you the correct way. Once you get a few of these basics down and had a little practice, then painting with acrylic will quickly become easy and you will be applying paint with a  prof... [more]