Acrylic Paint Reviews and Brands

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 [...]

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 [...]

Experienced acrylic painter, J. Richard Secor compares Chroma Oils to Chroma Acrylic Paints. Which is better? Read his Opinion and Product Review here.

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 [...]

Article Written by Guest blogger: J. Richard Secor The open time of Interactive Acrylics is longer in the studio than when painting Plein air. While in the studio, I find that I can reactive the paint to a wet status with a slight spray of water as soon as my brush or palette knife starts [...]