What is the difference between stain and paint?

Answer 1

Both inks and paints share similar pigment bases, are suspended in both water and oil, and come in a variety of thicknesses from heavily thick printer's ink and oil paint to thin drawing inks and poster paints.

It is the usage that decides what label to attach to the medium, so that the same substance may be called a paint or an ink depending on how it is used. Pigments applied by pen or a printing process are likely to be called inks; if they are applied by brush, roller, sponge etc. they are more likely to be called paints.

Answer 2

The multiple answers on this question, depending on the view of it, in the first view of the answer. Painting is a art form, and dyeing isn't. how ever hairdressers dye hair as well, which is also a art for them, so dyeing is also a art, which bring is to the second view of the answer why dyeing is different then painting, a dye is only one color and one layer, in which painting are more colors applyed and one or more layers of paint.

Answer 3

Watercolor is just one form, or medium, of paint. There are acrylic paints, tempera and oil paints. Each form of paint reacts differently and can do different things. The artist chooses the medium he or she prefers.

Answer 4

Stain is only for use on bare wood. this brings out the tones and hues and in the hands of an expert, can look much nicer than any paint on good quality woods.

Answer 5

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