Paint is made by combining a colorful substance – a pigment – with another material that binds the color together and helps ...

Did you ever mix dirt and water when you were playing outside? You made a paint. Did you draw shapes on the ground with your muddy hands? You made a painting. Long ago, artists made their own paints ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dawn Rogala, Smithsonian Institution and Gwénaëlle Kavich, Smithsonian Institution ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Did you ever mix dirt and water when you were ...