Casein Paint
Casein paint is a water-based paint that uses casein, a milk protein, as its binder. It dries quickly to a matte film and becomes increasingly water-resistant as it cures.
Painter
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter known for vivid narrative series about Black life and history, especially The Migration Series, created with quick-drying tempera on hardboard panels.
Related: Ben Shahn · Paul Cadmus
Jacob Lawrence quick facts
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| Born | September 7, 1917 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Died | 2000 |
| Nationality | American |
| Paint media | Casein tempera · Tempera |
| Typical support | Hardboard and composition board |
| Common subjects | The Great Migration, Black history, workers, Harlem, family life, war, civil rights, and everyday community life |
| Notable works | The Migration Series, The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, and War Series |
Sources: Museum of Modern Art, MoMA: The Migration Series, and MoMA: casein tempera panel.
Paint types used
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Surface types used
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Painting Board
Painting board is a rigid artist support made from hardboard, wood, or another stable panel material. It may be sold raw or prepared with a medium-specific ground layer.
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.