My essential question for my Senior Capstone Project is how can different mediums of paint evoke a deeper emotional response from the viewer? Over the past few months, I have researched how oil, acrylic, and watercolor paint all differ in their technique, composition, style, and emotional resonance. Through this process, I have identified artistic patterns that appear in pieces using these different mediums and attempted to recreate them in my product. For example, oil paint is notoriously known for its opaque, almost slippery consistency so I worked to amplify these qualities through smooth transitions, seamless blending, and long brush strokes. We can see these techniques most used in famous paintings such as Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, Dali’s Melting Clocks, and Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. I wanted this type of painting to stand in direct contrast to other paint mediums such as watercolor and acrylic so the viewer could best see how each piece elicits a different emotional reaction. This would help me achieve my overall goal of conveying the disparity of these types of paints to my audience and the psychological impact it has on its viewers...