Acrylic Paint Product Reviews & Tips for Artists
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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
Winsor & Newton just release their new line of acrylic mediums to accompany their line of Artist Acrylic Colour released last year. These new mediums provide little to none color shift upon drying.
Article Written by Guest blogger: J. Richard Secor. Photo Credit: Original Acrylic Painting, titled “Antique Bean Pot & Red Pears” by J. Richard Secor. Congratulations! You have finished a painting that you consider worthy of framing and putting a price tag on! But before you frame it, there are some steps you should take to… [Continue Reading]
acrylic paint molecules can actually travel back and forth between your paint and your painting surface. When they do, they tend to bring dirt, debris, and funky stuff with them discoloring your painting.
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums produces a Black Lava Texture Gel that is a gritty gel medium that can be used to add a textured surface to acrylic paintings.
photo credit: chaparral Learning to use acrylic Painting Gels and Mediums are a often confusing and intmidating part of acrylic painting. As a beginning acryic painting, I would typically just stand in the paint aisle at the art supply store with my mouth hanging open in a rather dum fashion, staring at the large number… [Continue Reading]
The Matisse Open Medium is designed to be used outdoors, in hot weather. If anyone know about hot weather it’s the Aussies!
This medium dries to a satin finish. Matisse claims that it can be added to their Structure line without reducing the impasto effects. OR added to the the FLOW line without thickening the paint. Sounds too good to be true! I must order some immediately!
I have been using Golden Tar Gel for years. For me, it lends itself to abstract compositions, experimental techniques, and textured backgrounds.
You can’t paint on top of dried tar gel. It creates a slick surface and additional coats of pigment won’t adhere. They
