Acrylic Paint

[North Cali Sammy]

I made a $35.00 investment in an acrylic paint set and a dozen canvasses, I haven't painted in years since I worked with oils. My understanding is that acrylic paint is pretty much liquid plastic. Has anyone worked with both oils and acrylics? How do they compare? I know acrylics are much more affordable, but I have never used them.

 

[Pinball1970]

I made a $35.00 investment in an acrylic paint set and a dozen canvasses, I haven't painted in years since I worked with oils. My understanding is that acrylic paint is pretty much liquid plastic. Has anyone worked with both oils and acrylics? How do they compare? I know acrylics are much more affordable, but I have never used them.

Water colour only and that was a while ago. Take some images of your results and have a look at YouTube instruction vids before you start, bound to have some good tips.

 

[ольга]

I made a $35.00 investment in an acrylic paint set and a dozen canvasses, I haven't painted in years since I worked with oils. My understanding is that acrylic paint is pretty much liquid plastic. Has anyone worked with both oils and acrylics? How do they compare? I know acrylics are much more affordable, but I have never used them.

Я смотрю и удивляюсь вашим ценам. 35 $, это примерно 3000 рублей. У нас за эти деньги вы не купите 12 холстов и краски, это будет стоить намного дороже. При том, что 3000 рублей - это месячная зарплата дворника в регионах. И зарплата в 500 долларов для регионов считается неплохой. В Москве получают раза в 2 больше, потому что столица, её лучше кормят. На Западе есть такие зарплаты?

 

[Seattle]

I made a $35.00 investment in an acrylic paint set and a dozen canvasses, I haven't painted in years since I worked with oils. My understanding is that acrylic paint is pretty much liquid plastic. Has anyone worked with both oils and acrylics? How do they compare? I know acrylics are much more affordable, but I have never used them.

It dries fast, too fast. You can use an extender to slow that down a bit. In case you don't know, you can also now buy water soluble oils. They don't stink and you can clean the brushes up with water. It's still oil and takes just as long to dry.

 

[Pinball1970]

It dries fast, too fast. You can use an extender to slow that down a bit. In case you don't know, you can also now buy water soluble oils. They don't stink and you can clean the brushes up with water. It's still oil and takes just as long to dry.

I would upvote that comment normally.

 

[Seattle]

I would upvote that comment normally.

I'd say thanks, normally.

 

[DaveC426913]

What a coincidence. I have just made my first foray into acrylic painting. I'm an accomplished illustrator, working in pencil, pen, chalk, conte, but I'e shied away from paints because I don't seem to be able to get myhead around rendering in colour.

For, now I'm just using $1/bottle craft acrylics. I won't waste my money until and unless I keep this up as a hobby.

I haven't really figured out my technique - I'm waffling between watercolour style - applying transparent washes sparingly to white paper - and oil style, blending and building up layer after layer of opaque colour.

The acrylics are drying too quickly to blend, so I got a bottle of gesso - or whatever they call the stuff to mix in to the paints to extend their working time.

This is my first attempt.



You can see in the upper right corner, where I had to "cool down" the forehead to make it recede.
The flesh colour was dry so I tried to add a transparent wash of blue, but it just looks muddy.
I couldn't redo the flesh with a cooler flesh tone because an opaque redo would never match.

 

[Seattle]

Look's nice. I was wondering what was going on in that upper corner? I thought maybe tattoos? It' just takes practice to use a new medium. Gesso isn't the word you are looking for. Extender or "flow improver". Gesso is used as a first coat on a canvas.