His works are mainly oil on canvas, so he likely used oil paints and a brush to create them, as well as a sketch in pencil before he painted. In his pieces of art featuring people, he used real people to model what he was going to paint.
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Caravaggio creates movement in his paintings through his expert use of light and depth to create a more vivid scene.
Caravaggio arranges elements for a sense of movement; Poussin arranges elements for a sense of calmness
Dark background (night), strong light on the main subject.
oil paints usually
Oil paint on canvas.