Acrylic Paint Product Reviews & Tips for Artists
1. Physical Mix or Palette Mixing Mixing color on your palette with a palette knife or brush is the most basic method of mixing acrylic paint. The paint is physically mixed together, sort of like a marraige – where two blobs become one. Sticklers for proper form, will insist that a palette knife should be… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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,… [Continue Reading]
Using water to thin acrylic paint isn’t bad, but there are some disadvantages to using water when compared to other methods of thinning acrylic paint. Water reduces the intensity of pigment. Adding water waters down your color as well as the thickness. Many colors will become more transparent when water is added, thus reducing their… [Continue Reading]
Fluid Acrylic Paint handles differently than tradition heavy body paint from a tube. If you are accustomed to heavy body paint these tips will get you flowing in the right direction. One: Consider transparent layers for depth Instead of blocking in large shapes of opaque color, try layering slightly different shades of the same color. … [Continue Reading]
Here is a our top six tips for learning to paint with acrylics. Reviews, tips, and techniques straight from professional working artists studios. At APR, we enjoy sharing our knowledge and expertise of acrylic paint. Why waste years learning things others have already worked through? While only practice will teach you to paint, reading our… [Continue Reading]
When painting with acrylic paint it is important to note that there exists two rather broad categories of paint pigments. Traditional, Inorganic Earth Pigments Modern, Synthetic Pigments Earth Pigments Inorganic earth pigments, traditionally referred to as Earth Pigments, have been around longer and are typically comprised of substances found in the earth. These substance are… [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.
PHOTO CREDIT: Original Painting titled, Smiles Awake You When You Rise, by Canadian artist, Chrissandra Unger. Ms. Urnger is well known for her textural acrylic paintings. Read more about her unique way of adding to texture on her website and blog. See this painting in FULL SIZE at the bottom of this page !… [Continue Reading]
Aerial perspective, or what I refer to as atmospheric quality is a big part of my focus as a landscape painter. I have painted on location for close to 20 years and observation and use of atmospherics has really been important to create authenticity to my paintings.
When I first started with acrylics, the biggest hurdle for me was my long history as an oil painter. I could not get the acrylics to behave in an oil like fashion. The acrylics were hard edged throughout the painting. They had a plastic, thin look to them which frustrated me to no end.
But…… if you are a more traditional style painter or en plein air painter, you have GOT to try the OPEN products. This paint just might rock your world.
