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'''Painting''', in its most basic form, can be defined as "the process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect."<ref>''Painting''. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. (Houghton Mifflin Company; 2000).</ref> For some artists it is the act of applying colored substance to a surface or creating a picture with colored oils or pastels; consequently an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface is also "a painting."

'''Painting''', in its most basic form, can be defined as "the process, [[art]], or occupation of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect."<ref>''Painting''. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. (Houghton Mifflin Company; 2000).</ref> For some artists it is the act of applying colored substance to a surface or creating a picture with colored oils or pastels; consequently an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface is also "a painting."

[[Painter]]s have the freedom to invent their own visual language and to experiment with light and new forms, materials and techniques.

[[Painter]]s have the [[freedom]] to invent their own visual language and to experiment with light and new forms, materials and techniques.

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[[Image:Cave art at Lascaux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cave art c.15000-10000 B.C. discovered at Lascaux, France]]

[[Image:Cave art at Lascaux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cave art c.15000-10000 B.C. discovered at Lascaux, France]]

<small>''Main article: [[History of painting]]''</small><br>

<small>''Main article: [[History of painting]]''</small><br>

Painting as an [[art]] form is known to have been practiced all over the world since the [[Upper Paleolithic]] period<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=435 ''Painting'']. Glossary. The Tate Collection. Tate.org.uk. 14 May 2008</ref>, with fine examples of cave paintings over 17,000 years old being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in [[France]] which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."<ref>[http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2.asp ''Painting before 1300'']. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008</ref> These paintings were made using [[pigment]]s inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict [[animal]]s, although there are also some human figures. The oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France, dated at about 32,000 years old. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict [[horse]]s, [[rhinoceros]], [[lion]]s, [[buffalo]], and [[mammoth]].  

Painting as an art form is known to have been practiced all over the world since the [[Upper Paleolithic]] period<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=435 ''Painting'']. Glossary. The Tate Collection. Tate.org.uk. 14 May 2008</ref>, with fine examples of cave paintings over 17,000 years old being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in [[France]] which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."<ref>[http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2.asp ''Painting before 1300'']. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008</ref> These paintings were made using [[pigment]]s inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict [[animal]]s, although there are also some human figures. The oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France, dated at about 32,000 years old. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict [[horse]]s, [[rhinoceros]], [[lion]]s, [[buffalo]], and [[mammoth]].  

''We know from textual and archaeological sources that painting was practiced in China from very early times and in a variety of media. Wall paintings were produced in great numbers in the early period of China's history.'' <ref>[http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgintr.htm Chinese Painting]</ref>

''We know from textual and archaeological sources that painting was practiced in China from very early times and in a variety of media. Wall paintings were produced in great numbers in the early period of China's history.'' <ref>[http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgintr.htm Chinese Painting]</ref>