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Acrylic Painting Course
Top Ten Tips For Painting With Acrylics
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1. Acrylic paints dry very quickly so always replace the tops back on
the tubes of paint. Paint drying in the tube is annoying and a waste.
The bottom of the tube could be cut off and some paint rescued, but
it is easier to get into the habit of replacing the top every time.
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2. Acrylic paints are water based, and the brushes are cleaned using
water. However, once the paint is dry it forms an impermeable skin.
Therefore when acrylic paints are dry they can be almost impossible
to remove (depending on the surface).
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3. It is important not to let the paint dry on the brush, if it does dry on
the brush the brush will need to be thrown away. During a painting
session rinse the brush and store the brush in a shallow tray of water,
on its side to avoid damaging the tip. Any residue of paint in the
brush will be kept wet. Give the brush, or brushes, a good clean at
the end of the session.
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4. Buy good quality nylon brushes. Good brushes give a better result.
Nylon brushes can be stored (on their sides) in water, but other types of
brushes would be damaged by extended periods of being submerged in water.
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5. Buy or make up a reservoir palette. A reservoir palette has a damp
reservoir and a paper palette for the paint. This keeps the paints
damp and stops them from drying out. It is a good economy
measure.
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6. Get into the habit of placing the colour in the same position on the
palette every time you paint. This will save time looking for a
particular colour while painting.
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7. Do not use acrylic paints over oil paints. Oil paints, and any
surfaces that are oily or waxy, will repel the water in the acrylic
paints, and the paint will not stick to the surface.
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8. Thin coats of acrylic paint can be used to give a watercolour look to
a picture. The thin layers will have the transparent quality of watercolours.
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9. Applying acrylic paints thickly will give the painting a surface texture.
Use the paint thickly in the foreground of a picture for extra texture and
to give depth to the finished painting.
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10. Acrylic mediums can be used to extend the different effects that can
be achieved with these paints. For example - glaze medium can help to produce
a watercolour effect. Glaze mediums are available in both gloss and matt finishes
which will give different results to the final picture. There are also gel
mediums and texture paste which will give extra body to the paint for three
dimensional effects.
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