Origin

 Oil painting was originated in Europe 600 years ago,it was invented by the Dutch around the 15th century. The predecessor of oil painting was egg tempera painting before the 15th century.Drawing the painting by using the paints that was reconciled with linseed oil in the treated fabric or wood, because the oil painting does not change color and diffienent colors in the painting will not become dirty when the painting has been dry, So that the painter is able to draw the rich and vivid colors. In addition,owing to the oil paints is opaque and easy to be covered so that painters can produce paintings that has three-dimensional effect from deep to shallow and piece by piece in the picture.
Oil painting was originated in the religious services and is an important part of religious activities. It has become the main manners for paintings in the history of Western painting, Now most of paintings are oil paintings among Western paintings and most murals are created by using oil paints. Oil painting has become a daily art with the development of times, One of the most famous art is the 《Mona Lisa》，which describes an ordinary woman and it is widely known to everyone. Thanks to technological advancement in the late 19th century,many new materials have been used in the fields of oil painting, such as acrylic paint and paints.