I have, on several occasions, mentioned the substitution of acrylic house paint for acrylic gesso. The products I use is labeled '100 percent acrylic' and not 'acrylic latex.' The ...
Hello, while searching in some Acrylic painting books for techniques on blending. I found two artists that mentioned a technique called 'scrubbing'. Samples of their work looked nice. Does a...
If I do an oil painting over an acrylic one, is it true that the acrylic will act like Gesso?
Technically, oil and acrylic don't have the same thinner so the layers won't be affected by one another. I believe the the oil coat may give depth to the painting. Which is sometimes missing...
Is there such a thing as an acrylic marker? If so could someone please give me some info? thanks eric
I'm using Epson 9600 wide printer with UltraChrome Ink.
And I need to apply the acrylic on the top of canvas. But I think the printing canvas is not strong enought to hold the acrylic. May be...
...ough to varnish a picture with? I haven't. Your best bet would be an airbrush used with water-soluble acrylic as the fixative spray, IMO. I am not an airbrusher, but seems to me there are acrylic...
hello everyone
did picasso painted on acrylic canvas and used acrylic colors ?
I had a bad experience painting over acrylic gloss medium. I put gloss medium over a painting then left it to do other things. I returned to the painting later and did some more work on it over the gl...
I have painted for 15 years now and have used used acrylic primer for the past 10 without problem nor worry. It is true that 'old masters' used rabbit skin glue, danced naked round a black c...
Speaking of monoprinting - not engravings:
Getting watercolor to 'stick' to acrylic can be tricky, even in the best of circumstances. To ease that chore, one needs to learn to use '...
Does anyone know of any websites dedicated to acrylic painter Laura Anderson (from Massachusetts)? Does anyone know if she has any books out teaching her painting techniques?
Thanks,
How do you keep the vital look acrylics have when they are still wet? I love what I see as I paint, but once it drys, the acrylic looks a bit washed out and faded. Any solutions?
If you were using an acrylic gesso and not a traditional one, there's no problem. The purpose of priming is to block the canvas from absorbing the oil paint.When not primed, the oils, in time, wi...
... Artist Workshop Magazine have? Is mainly catering to oil painters or does it have a lot of information on acrylic too?
I am thinking for getting a subscription because I like the format, but never t...
I did this in high school actually. Some of the funky shapes were painted with metallic acrylic paint. I wish I could get back the points I lost on my IQ from inhaling the melting styrofoam for my tra...
Acrylic mediums work excellently both as an adhesive and for sizing canvas in preparation for oil painting. I've generally seen gloss medium recommended as an adhesive and matte medium as a sizin...
...#039;t give a fart whether or not you use it, but you should know that it WAS an original work on canvas - acrylic - and now it's the digitally altered version of same. I just didn't want yo...
...y canvas. Doesn't smudge or bleed. Of course, pick a pencil that is inert to your solvent. I paint in Acrylic so use a 'photo' blue. Tried a watercolor pencil once. Didn't realized...
...ing what all you artists who photograph and document your work have decided is the best course for oil and acrylic paintings.
Thanks a mil..
Slick...
... to it, and really draws you in, making you want to walk the terrain.
Pink Albedo Thunderstorm. acrylic on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.
Orange Jungle
Strange Place for Snow...
...ouch-ups here and there? or 2) for painting the whole picture OVER GICLEE print?
I mean OIL PAINT, not acrylic.
Thank you.
Weaving the Conundrum...
...ther than starting on canvas and oil, to do some pencil, pen or charcoal drawings, some pastel sketches or acrylic on board. These are all quick and get you into the rhythm without having any fear yo...
I've started experimenting with glazes in acrylic (I'm using Liquitex gloss medium). Some effects that I've managed to achieve are quite satisfying, but I wasn't able to achieve an...
Venetians in the 16th century, originally using linen twill sail cloth. Stretched canvases are light and make a durable painting surface. Wooden stretcher bars provide the support frame for the canvas...
I'm having trouble figuring out what you're talking about, Jack. For example, the acrylic quinacridones and phthalocyanines are organic pigments (and function like the older 'dyes'...
... would lacquer or gesso the board before using it as a work surface...
or maybe look for a nice piece of acrylic (if only it would stay shiny forever )
* plywood sticks together through som...
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