While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>Watercolor paints use pigment suspended in a water-soluble binder.</li> <li>They produce transparent layers when applied to paper.</li> <li>Oil paints use pigment suspended in drying oils such as linseed.</li> <li>They produce opaque layers and can be reworked over days.</li> <li>Watercolor dries in minutes; oil takes days or weeks.</li> </ul> The student wants to contrast the working times of the two media. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?
- A
Both can be used in painting.
- B
Watercolor uses water-soluble binder; oil uses drying oils.
- C
Watercolors create transparent layers.
- Dcheck_circle
Watercolor dries in minutes, while oil paint takes days or weeks.
Explanation
The goal is working time contrast. Choice C states minutes vs. weeks. A contrasts binders, B is similarity, D describes only watercolor.