Oil painting can provide lush surfaces and a fusion of tones or color in which makes it unique among fluid painting mediums. At the same time, satisfactory linear treatment and crisp effects are easily obtained: opaque, transparent, and translucent painting all lie within its range, and it is unsurpassed for textural variation. Depending on the drying medium used, a range of properties to the oil paint, such as the amount of yellowing or drying can be achieved. Certain differences, depending on the oil, are also visible in the sheen of the paints.