Oil Paint
Oil paint is a slow-drying paint made with pigment and a drying oil binder. It is widely used for artwork because it blends smoothly and develops rich color.
Painter
Devon Rodriguez
Devon Rodriguez is an American portrait painter from the South Bronx known for realistic paintings and drawings of New York City subway riders and social-media portrait videos.
Related: Edward Hopper · David Hockney
Devon Rodriguez quick facts
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| Born | 1996 · South Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Paint medium | Oil paint |
| Other media | Graphite, charcoal, ink, and drawing |
| Common subjects | Portraits, subway riders, New Yorkers, family, and commissioned subjects |
| Known for | Realist subway portraits and short-form social-media videos showing encounters with portrait subjects |
Sources: Devon Rodriguez Art biography, Devon Rodriguez Art paintings, and Devon Rodriguez: Work In Progress.
Paint types used
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Surface types used
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Canvas
Canvas is a woven fabric support used for paintings, banners, bags, décor, and other projects. Artist canvas may be raw, sized, acrylic-primed, oil-primed, or factory-coated, and each condition changes how paint absorbs and bonds.
Paper
Paper is an absorbent sheet material made primarily from cellulose fibers. Its weight, sizing, surface texture, and wet strength determine how much paint it can accept before buckling, pilling, bleeding, or warping.