Paint was made with the yolk of eggs and therefore, the substance would harden and adhere to the surface it was applied to. Pigment was made from plants, sand, and different soils. Most paints used either oil or water as a base (the diluent, solvent or vehicle for the pigment).
Emoji is a Standard. Emoji is a computer language created to send lots of information in a small amount of data. It is the equivelent of a list of predefined messages you can select that show up as pictures. But not all phones and computers can decode them yet!
The Unicode Consortium is responsible for the standard character encoding that makes it possible for us to see emoji across various devices. Its website explains that while the artwork for each emoji varies by platform, the meaning of each symbol remains the same.. But the truth is, some meanings haven't remained the same at all. In many cases, the original meanings are based on Japanese culture, as that is where emoji were first popularized. But people have since adopted entirely new uses and meanings for certain emoji. From cultural crossovers to niche communities, some of these reinterpretations have become so mainstream, that it might surprise you to find out what the following emoji actually represent.