Beginner Acrylic Painting Tips: How to Choose a Brand
MY PAINT OF CHOICE IS ACRYLICS:
-EASY TO USE
-LOTS OF COLORS & MEDIUMS
-DRIES QUICKLY
BEGINNER ACRYLIC PAINTING: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ACYLIC PAINT
If you have never picked up a paintbrush or painted before or haven’t painted for a long time, it can be quite hard to know where to start.
But now that you have decided you want to start painting, it’s just a matter of having the right tools and a lot of inspiration and determination to get you started.
Which brushes, palettes, paints, and surfaces are just some of the choices you’ll have to make before you can even begin, and so it can quickly become a bit overwhelming.
There are literally loads of painting materials on the market, and yet with a bit of research and advice, it won’t take you long to decide which materials you want to start with.
Benefits of Acrylic Paint
Choosing acrylic paints: Where to start? Paint is obviously one of the most important materials you’ll need! Choosing can be overwhelming.
- OILS
- WATERCOLORS
- ACRYLICS
But with its ease of use, acrylic paint is a must-try medium for beginners and returning painters.
They are a quick-drying, water-based form of paint that becomes water-resistant when dry.
Acrylic paints are more comfortable to manipulate than oils because they are water-soluble and have a faster drying time making them quick and easy to use.
They are available in a diverse range of colours and consistencies. Whatever your chosen preference, choosing a good quality acrylic paint made of pure pigment is a sure way of creating lasting colour on your painting masterpiece.
- AMATEURS — STUDENTS
- PROFESSIONALS
Acylics can be supplied in numerous forms of paint sets and palettes for both the amateur and the professional — see below for our personal acrylic recommendations.
There is an abundance of acrylic paint brands used by artists worldwide that are extremely popular because of how versatile they are.
As with any craft, learning to paint with acrylics will take a little while to get the hang of, but they are highly recommended as the paint most favoured by those just starting out as these paints are extremely easy to use and don’t require any special extras.
So, what’s unique about them?
Types of Acrylic Paint
Acrylics are available in different forms, including spray paint, ink markers, and tubes, and tubs of paint.
Acrylics can be thinned to create the same effect as watercolour or can be coated on in layers to achieve the appearance of oil paint with thick, impasto layers.
ACRYLICS
- QUICK & EASY
- DRY FAST
- INEXPENSIVE
- EASY TO FIND/BUY
- LOTS OF COLORS
- NUMEROUS MEDIUMS TO USE
Quick and easy — a major benefit of the acrylic is its quick drying time. You can complete a painting that may consist of several layers in one sitting as the thin applications of the paint will be touch-dry in roughly 20–30 minutes.
The tools, techniques, and processes of coming up with visual ideas to create art with this particular medium will then just fall into place as you gain in painting confidence.
You can choose to paint on a variety of supports, too, including canvas, metal, paper, and even wood!
The style in which you want to work will obviously have an impact on which type of acrylic you choose — a thick paint is excellent for being expressive and for textual work where you want the brush works to be seen.
A smoother consistency is required for more refined or more detailed brush work, particularly if you are working on a large or flat surface.
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