Poster paint

Description

An inexpensive, opaque paint with a water-soluble binder. Poster paints originally contained casein as a binder but most currently available paints contain gum or glue binders. The non-toxic, washable paint is typically used for posters and children's projects.

Synonyms and Related Terms

poster color; poster colour (Br.); show-card color

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

• A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000