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Heavy Body - JarsInteractive and Open AcrylicsArtist Acrylics are designed with the professional artist in mind. Highly pigmented with a focus on single pigment colors for the cleanest mixing results, they tend to have viscosity similar to oil paints and can thus hold a brush stroke for impasto applications. Acrylics can be applied to canvas, boards, paper, panels, wood, and a number of other prepared surfaces. Heavy Body Acrylics are typically found in the Artist and Studio Grade paints, they are the best choice for impasto or heavier paint applications. Heavy Body refers to the viscosity or thickness of the paint. They will hold a brush or knife stroke and even a medium stiff peak. Gel Mediums are also available in Heavy and Super Heavy Body to help stiffen thinner viscosity paints. |
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Fluid Acrylics, or flow, soft body acrylics, have a lower viscosity but generally have the same heavy pigmentation of the heavy body acrylics. Available in either Artist quality or Craft quality, there is a fluid acrylic for every level of art and budget. These paints are good for watercolor techniques, airbrush application, or when smooth coverage is desired. Mix the fluid acrylics with any of the mediums to thicken them for impasto work or thin them for glazing applications. |
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JarsStudent Acrylics have working characteristics similar to professional artist acrylics, but with lower pigment concentrations, less expensive formulas, and a smaller range of colors. More expensive pigments are generally replicated by hues. Colors are designed to be mixed, although color strength is lower. Hues may not have the exact mixing characteristics of |
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Scholastic Acrylics use less expensive pigments as well as dyes in formulations that are safe for younger artists, and economical for classroom use. The color range is limited to common primary and secondary colors, and the actual pigments are unspecified. Because scholastic acrylics use dyes as well as pigments, lightfastness may be poor. |
Craft Acrylics can be used on surfaces besides canvas, such as wood, metal, fabrics, and ceramics. They are used in decorative painting techniques and faux finishes, often to decorate objects of ordinary life. Although colors can be mixed, pigments are often not specified. Each color line is formulated instead to achieve a wide range of |
Iridescent, Pearl, and Interference Colors combine conventional pigments with powdered mica (aluminum silicate) or powdered bronze to achieve complex effects. Colors have shimmering or reflective characteristics, depending on the coarseness or fineness of the powder. Iridescent colors are used in both fine arts and crafts. |
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Acrylic Gouache is like traditional gouache in that dries to a matte finish and is opaque. However, unlike traditional gouache, the acrylic binder in the acrylic gouache makes it water resistant once dry. Like craft acrylics, it will stick to a variety of surfaces other than canvas and paper. This paint is typically used by watercolorists, cartoonists, illustrators, and artists using decorative or folk art techniques. |
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Exterior Acrylics are paints that can withstand outdoor conditions. Like craft acrylics, they adhere to many surfaces. They are more resistant to both water and ultraviolet light. This makes them the acrylic of choice for architectural murals, outdoor signs, and many faux finishing techniques. |
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Acrylic Painting Papers are an inexpensive solution for acrylic painting. Acrylic paper should be heavy weight to prevent warping, have a textured surface to assure adhesion, and have sizing to prevent absorption. The medium must adhere to the surface, but not be absorbed into the substrate. Use it for practice works, instruction, studies, and sketches. If longevity must be measured in generations, and not years, stretched canvas or hardboard panels would be more stable options. |
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Acrylic Painting Questions and Answers
- What is acrylic paint?
- What are some main advantages and disadvantages of acrylics?
- What surfaces are suitable to paint on when using acrylic paints?
- What kind of brushes work best when using acrylic paints?
- What is the difference between artist acrylics and craft or exterior acrylics?
- What is acrylic paint?
Acrylic paints are a synthetic media made by suspending pigment in synthetic polymer emulsified by water. They are essentially plastic paints that are water-soluble and have good adhesive qualities. They are very stable. They resist oxidization and chemical decomposition, and will not yellow over time.
- What are some main advantages and disadvantages of acrylics?
Acrylic paints dry quickly. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
The advantage of a fast drying time is that you can apply many layers of paint in a short amount of time. Artists can very effectively use glazing and layering techniques when using acrylics. The layers of paint bind to one another very well because of their good adhesive qualities.
Another advantage is their water-solubility, as this allows for easier clean-up and reduces the need to use chemicals that may create harmful fumes.
The disadvantage to paints drying quickly is that there is little time in which an artist can manipulate the paint once it is laid onto the surface. However, there are several acrylic mediums that can slow drying time, increase transparency, or help an artist achieve thick impasto effects with acrylics.
Acrylic paints dry quickly because they are water based. The time it takes for water to evaporate is how long it takes for these paints to dry.
- What surfaces are suitable to paint on when using acrylic paints?
Because acrylic paint is very adhesive and flexible by nature, it can be used on a wide variety of grounds. It is recommended that an acrylic emulsion "gesso" be used to prepare whatever surface is to be painted. The best surface is a slightly textured one, such as masonite or hardboard. Heavy paper and canvas are also excellent surfaces.
- What kind of brushes work best when using acrylic paints?
Both natural and synthetic bristles can be used with acrylics, depending on the artist's preference. But, acrylics, being alkaline in nature, can be hard on natural hair brushes.
The brushes must be kept clean. If acrylic paint dries in a brush it is very hard to get out without using strong solvents that might damage the brush. Clean brushes promptly by washing them with warm water and mild soap when finished painting.
What is the difference between artist and student grade acrylics?
Fine artists acrylics use high quality, finely ground and milled pigments, chosen for lightfastness and clarity of color as well as mixing qualities. They also have more resin solids.
Student acrylics use pre-milled pigment dispersions, where most colors are mixed or blended rather than used pure in an acrylic binder. Pigment concentrations are lower, and fillers are used.
- What is the difference between artist acrylics and craft or exterior acrylics?
Artist acrylics adhere well to canvas, and have a flexible binder. They are not as well suited to other surfaces, and they do not survive as well when exposed to outdoor elements.
Exterior grade acrylics concentrate on good lightfastness and a binder with a slightly harder, more durable quality to it. They are not as easily damaged by humidity or extremes of weather.
Craft acrylics use a binder resin related to fabric paint, but without as much wetting agent, which draws the color into fabric. They can be heat set into fabrics easily.
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Artist VS Student Quality Paints
If you're shopping for paint, you'll find there is a wide variety of brands and qualities to choose from and a vast difference in price as well. You might be wondering if it's worth spending a bit more for your paint or if a less expensive one will work for your needs. Kati will explain some of the differences between artist quality and student quality paint, so you can make the right choice for your application.
Blick Brand Paints
At Blick we pride ourselves on providing artist quality paints at the most competitive price. See why our Blick Artists' Acrylics, Artists' Oils and Artists' Watercolors are an excellent choice for any fine artist - even one on a budget!
Blick Acrylic Paint Lines
Since there are many different levels of artists, each with their own needs, Blick has created three different lines of acrylic paint to choose from - all of which provide both quality and value. See Blick's Artist Acrylic, Studio Acrylic and Blickrylic in action to help you decide which is the right paint for you.
Amsterdam Acrylic Paints
This video shows the attributes and differences of both the Standard and Expert Series Amsterdam Acrylic Paints. Whatever level of acrylic painter, one of these paints is right for you.
Chroma Atelier Interactive Paint
Acrylics will never be the same again. Chroma Atelier Interactive Professional Artists Acrylic paint is both "traditional" and "revolutionary". Interactive, when used in conjunction with a simple water sprayer, can be kept wet and workable for as long as needed to complete and unify a painting — then dries rapidly as desired. It can even be "reopened" weeks and months later with the use of Unlocking Formula.
Color Mixing Tips & Techniques
Learning color theory and how to mix your own colors are very important tools when learning to paint. Kati will show you how to select a few primary colors for your palette so you can mix a wide range of shades and colors - whether working in oils, acrylics, watercolor or gouache.
Daler Rowney System 3 & 3D Acrylic Paints
System 3 is a soft body acrylic that offers the covering power and lightfastness you would find in an artist quality paint. System 3D is an ultra thick acrylic that has an oil-like consistency and great peaking capabilities. See more about these affordable, quality paints in our video.
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Heavy body acrylics were the original paint line created by Golden. This artist quality acrylic line offers the largest assortment of unique pure pigments. No fillers or extenders are used. Each color is formulated according to the pigments unique characteristics for optimal results.
Golden Artist Fluid Acrylics
Golden Fluid Acrylics were created for a more aqeous acrylic paint appication but with the same pigment intensity of the heavy body paints. No more thinning out your color for fluid painting techniques!
Golden Open Acrylics
What makes Golden Open Acrylics different from traditional acrylics? These artist quality Open paints allow for wet-on-wet techniques and a more relaxed approach to acrylic painting, similar to that of oil painting.
Lascaux Paints
Lascaux Artist Acrylics are known as a premier, professional artist paint. In fact, these paints and mediums are used in all restoration departments and major museums across Europe. See for yourself why these paints are so special.
Liquitex Acrylic Colors
Liquitex acrylic colors come in three distinct viscosities; Soft Body, Heavy Body, and Ink. Each contain high levels of pigment for intense color and great coverage. Whatever your creative endeavor or application, there is a Liquitex Acrylic paint that will meet your needs.
Liquitex
Slow-Dri Acrylic Mediums and AdditivesMany times acrylic artists want to be able to slow down the drying rate of their paints in order to use blending techniques. Liquitex
Slow-Dri Mediums and Additives eliminate the need for an entire new line of slow drying paints. Add these gels, liquids and sprays to your Liquitex Acrylic Colors for a whole new approach to your acrylic painting.
Tri-Art Acrylic Mediums
Tri-Art mediums have been formulated to provide artists with an endless range of textures, effects, and finishes. Tri-Art Polymer Mediums have a similar consistency to Tri-Art Liquid Acrylic paint - the ideal medium for extending color and creating rich glazes. Tri-Art Modeling paste provides a high relief textured ground that can even be sanded or carved! Tri-Art Gessos are smooth, flexible, sand-able and absorbent. Tri-Art Sludge Gesso is the most economical and ecological gesso while providing an opaque and flexible ground. Tri-Art Top Coat Hard is designed as a non-removable final coat for rigid supports. It dries glass clear to a tough, scratch resistant, glossy finish.
More Tri-Art Acrylic Mediums
Tri-Art mediums have been formulated to provide artists with an endless range of textures, effects, and finishes. Tri-Art Gel Mediums are viscous and can maintain dramatic and detailed texture, while Tri-Art Self-Leveling Gels are honey-like in consistency and smooth out to form thick pools or flowing strands of acrylic. Tri-Art Nepheline Gels combine gel medium with nepheline syenite and provide a gritty, granular texture. They are flexible and tint-able with acrylic color.
Tri-Art Finest Liquid Acrylic Paint
Tri-Art Finest Quality Liquid Acrylic Colors are a professional grade paint offering incredibly high pigment load with a lotion-like consistency. These lush colors are designed to be used full strength for high saturation, or extended with acrylic mediums for a variety of textures and applications. These aren't your standard liquid acrylic paints -- watch this video to see why.
Tri-Art Solucryl Acrylic Paint
Imagine an acrylic paint that once dry can be rewet eliminating the waste we sometimes get with acrylic paint products. Tri-Art Solucryl is a liquid acrylic paint that can be used straight from the bottle, or dried and reconstituted like a tempera or watercolor pan. We'll show you just how unique this product is and how many different ways it can be used.
Sennelier
Extra-Fine Acrylique PaintsSennelier
Extra-Fine Acrylique Paints contain only the highest-quality pigments, selected to assure clarity, purity, opacity, and stability over time. A broad palette of 120 colors, most made from a single pigment, includes all the colors that made Sennelier's Artists' Oils famous.
Tips for Mixed Media Art
Hilary shares several tips on working in mixed media. By following these simple rules, your work will remain stable and long lasting.
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