Acrylic Paint Product Reviews & Tips for Artists
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… [Continue Reading]
Guest Blogger: Bethany Vanderputten First Impressions of Pantone Acrylic Paint I was really attracted to the trendy Images Artist Acrylics Inspired by Pantone. I thought their 2 oz. containers would look great in my art studio but also my designer side wondered if they matched the Pantone color system (in addition to wondering about their quality… [Continue Reading]
Experienced acrylic painter, J. Richard Secor compares Chroma Oils to Chroma Acrylic Paints. Which is better? Read his Opinion and Product Review here.
I was rather surprised in testing the Lukas Impasto Paint. This paint is crazy different from any other acrylic paint I have tried. The best way for me to describe it is “sticky”. At first this was a turn off to me, but as my painting progressed I began to understand and appreciate this unique… [Continue Reading]
Guest Blogger: Robert Burridge. Holbein Acrylic acrylic paints currently occupy my studio. I love these paints because it’s one more thing I have in my favor for producing a successful painting. The color consistency is pure and clean. The colors dry as brilliantly as when wet. I use no mediums with these because I don’t… [Continue Reading]
PHOTO CREDIT: Maimeri Flowers, original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Bethany Vanderputten. She recently completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in Illustration at the Academy of Art University located in San Francisco. Guest Blogger: Bethany Vanderputten. I have worked with the acrylic paint medium for many years solely with the Golden brand and more… [Continue Reading]
Photo Credit: Original Acrylic Painting, titled “Winter Starts in High Country New Mexico” by J. Richard Secor. A landscape and plein air painter, J. Richard Secor is well known for his use of bold, striking colors applied with both brush and palette knife in a free and loose manner. Article written by guest blogger, J.… [Continue Reading]
Matissee offers a surprise to this old painter in value and quality. I was able to spend some time this morning painting with a few tubes of Matisse Structure Acrylic Paint. Cutting the Crap: Paint manufacturers and art supply catalogs crack me up with their buttery descriptions of their finest artist’s paints used by professionals… [Continue Reading]
The paint samples I ordered last week are beginning to be delivered. First to find it’s way to my door was a little box with three tubes from Maimeri called a Try Out Set. The box held: Cadmium Red Medium Ultramarine Blue Cadmium Yellow Medium Newbie Note: The word medium after the hue color means… [Continue Reading]
Liquitex is most likely the most widely recognized artist acrylic paint in the world. Most every who paints in acrylics has used it. Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic paint, sold in tubes and jars, is available in almost every craft, hobby, and art store in America. Availability sometimes brings about a sense of the ordinary and… [Continue Reading]
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint is formulated to be thinner so that it is easy to dripple, drip, splatter. Fluid acrylics are useful for painting on fabric, spraying. Golden Fluid Acrylics mix easier with gels and mediums than heavy body paints. Fluids are self-leveling, thus brush marks are almost invisible when using Fluid Acrylic Paint.
In my own studio I have used Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint for years. For my artwork, I use fluid acrylic pigments about 80% of the time. I find it covers better, glazes beautifully, and generally lends itself to my painting personality better than heavy body paint.
