Why would an artist want to use acrylic paints over the other painting options available to them? Many artists do choose acrylics as their preferred method of painting. There are many different...
Category: Acrylic Painting
The translucency of acrylic paint makes for some stunning effects. But can cause issues when the artist needs them to be opaque. Over time I have found a few simple techniques that can be used to...
When painting with acrylics on canvas sometimes you will want your paint to look silky smooth and not have brush strokes, texture, or be raised. Or you want objects within that painting to look...
When you want to take up acrylic painting it's common to ask how quickly it dries. Most people want to know if acrylics dry really quickly or if they dry slowly. At first, this may seem like a...
Gray is an easy enough color to mix when you are painting with acrylics. However, I have found that by changing the color mixes that make gray there are a lot of different ways to get it that are...
What do you do when your painting isn't as vivid as you would like? Is it your paint, your techniques, or another reason? It can be difficult to know how to make your paint more vibrant with acrylics...