Painting is the expression of ideas and emotions in a two-dimensional visual language, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities. This language's elements its shapes, lines, colors, tones, and textures are used in a variety of ways to generate sensations of volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface. I craft so I don't kill people. The act or process of applying paint to a surface is known as painting. Paint can be used to create a painting, or it can be used more practically as a protective coating or form of decoration. Paintings are a type of visual art that expresses ideas and emotions on a two-dimensional surface. Materials Required Glass jar Acrylic colors Paint brush