Discover Beautiful Facts About Art, Expression, And The World Of Creativity.

People have been painting for as long as 30,000 years! Early Cave paintings were drawn with red or yellow ochre, hematite, manganese oxide, and charcoal may have been made by early Homo sapiens as long as 30,000 years ago. These would have been ground to make up a primitive paint substance. Other ingredients used were animal blood and fat

The Earliest Known Oil Paintings Date Back to the 14th Century! Before the emergence of linseed oil in paint artists had to mix the dried pigments into a paste using egg yolk!

Artists Used to Store Their Paint in Animal Bladders! The bladder was fashioned into pretty purses until the paint tube was invented in 1841!

World War II Brought Changes To The Paint Industry! Linseed oil was in short supply during World War II, forcing paint manufacturers to research other options. This led to the invention of artificial resins, which were cheap, held color well and lasted a long time.

Acrylic Paint Only Became Commercially Available In The 50s!

It takes 570 Gallons of Paint to Repaint The White House

Acrylic Paints Take Between 10 Minutes to 2 Hours To Dry!!

Spray paint was invented in the 1949! By Edward H. Seymour, he added paint to existing spray can technology at his wife Bonnie’s suggestion. It’s usefulness in working illicitly at speed was exploited in the 1970s by Graffiti Artists..

The Salvator Mundi is the most expensive painting ever sold at a figure of $450.3 million. It was created by Leonardo da Vinci.

Even though the Salvator Mundi is the most expensive painting ever sold, there is a lot of controversy surrounding its authenticity and history, as many experts have cited flaws that would indicate it is either a fake or it was not created by Leonardo da Vinci.

Francisco de Goya's painting, Saturn Devouring His Son, is one of the scariest works of art ever created. It was made around 1820.

Michael Jackson was so popular while he was alive that he was only overshadowed by one other popular person: Jesus Christ.

Pablo Picasso has one of the longest names ever. At over 20 words long, it is almost impossible to pronounce in one breath. His full name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María de los Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso.

Tim Storms, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the most uniquely vocally talented humans ever. He has the widest vocal range starting from the highest ever recorded to the lowest ever recorded. His voice went so low it could only be heard by massive animals like elephants.

Winston Churchill's dentures were sold at an art aunction for £15,200 at Keys Salerooms in Norfolk. Churchil wore the dentures and loved them so much that he prevented his dentist from getting drafted to fight in World War II.

Pierre Bonnard's The Ridiculously Long Cat is one of the strangest artworks ever painted. The painting features a cat with an insanely long set of legs and a squashed face.