Match each characteristic to its associated medium.

A. Watercolor
B. Encaustic
C. Acrylic
D. Fresco
E. Tempera


A. Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. 
B. Colors are locked in through a heating process.
C. Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.
D. Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling.
E. Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries.

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