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Lukas CRYL Product Review
Article Written by Guest blogger: Jessica Anne Stone. Photo Credit: Original Acrylic Painting, titled “hidden metropolis” by Jessica Anne Stone. I paint to let loose, release emotions and express my thoughts through vibrant colors. Therefore, I need an acrylic paint that allows me the freedom to create either textural or smooth paintings and the ability [...]
Golden Matte Medium Product Review
The main purpose for matte medium with acrylic paint is to reduce the sheen. Of course, with artists being artists, many additional uses for matte medium have also been discovered. Golden makes three types of matte medium. Matte Medium Fluid Matte Medium Super-loaded Matte Medium This article deals with the first one, Matte Medium. It [...]
Oil Paint Over Acrylic
Can you paint with Oil Paint over Acrylic Paint? The answer is YES! Many, many fine art professionals use acrylic paint as an undercoat or underpainting for their oil paintings. Acrylic dries much faster than oil paint. Therefore it is possible to sketch and shade your underpainting in a matter of minutes or hours with [...]
Acrylic Paint Artist Links
Here’s a little publicity for some of the artists who actively help us at Acrylic Paint Review. Cindy Davis – Sr. Editor & owner, Acrylic Paint Review J. Richard Secor – guest blogger Jessica Anne Stone – guest blogger Bethany Vanderputten - guest blogger Linda Blondheim - guest blogger Bob Burridge - guest blogger Annette Ragone Hall Robin [...]
Tips for Acrylic Painting in Hot Weather
When the temperature rises and the humidity increases, many artists struggle to adjust and keep painting – especially those who paint outside. The easiest solution is to move inside for the season, sneaking out on cool mornings. These acrylic tips for painting in warm weather are compiled from all our wonderful facebook fans! At APR, [...]
How to Properly Thin Acrylic Paint
Just add Water The most obvious method for thinning acrylic paint is adding water. Thinning with water is by far the easiest and fastest way to thin your paint. Since acrylic paint is water-based, it just makes sense to dip your brush into your water when you need to thin down your paint a little. [...]
Nova Color Acrylic Paint Company Profile
No Frills Retailer Nova Color is a company based out of southern California making acrylic paint since 1965. Not sold in retail stores, the paint is available online directly from the manufacturer or from their factory store in Culver City, CA – greater Los Angeles area. Nova Color on facebook. Don’t miss their fanpage photo album [...]
Chroma Atelier Modelling Compound Review
Photo Credit: Original Acrylic Painting, titled “Chunky Apple” by J. Richard Secor. Medium: Chroma Interactive Acrylics with Impasto Gel. Note: See full size photo of this painting at bottom of page. Chroma Atelier Modeling Compound is an extremely thick impasto paste that can be used to build up an area of your painting where you [...]
Sta-Wet Palette Product Review
I have used two different sizes of Masterson’s Sta-Wet Palette for quite a few years now. They are both good and bad. Due to my own painting quirks, I have developed the habit of using them for special situations only. I don’t use a Sta-Wet palette for my normal studio work. For those not already [...]
Chroma Atelier Impasto Gel Product Review
Guest Blogger: J. Richard Secor. Photo Credit: Original Acrylic Painting, titled “Matchmaker-Matchmaker-Make Me A Match” by J. Richard Secor. Medium: Chroma Archival Oils. Note: See full size photo of this painting at bottom of page. COLOR — TEXTURE — LOOSENESS These are three words that describe how I paint. Over the years, my painting process [...]
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Cindy Davis: Thanks for comment dot. I agree, just a few basic...
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Dot: I totaly agree about not buying cheap paints, it c...
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