The Best Paint To Use For A Beautiful Collage Painting
Tips for how to start and how to finish a painting.
Acrylic Paint
Acrylic paint was first developed in the 1930s. A revolutionary product that allows artists to create the thickness of oil paint consistency or thin watercolour transparency. What I love best about acrylic paint is that it is all water-based — no toxic vapours and easy to clean up.
Acrylic paint dries fast and is waterproof when it is dry, means you can work in layers. Or even paint over the top and start all over again if you don’t like the first attempt. There is nothing like the feeling of the lavish application of beautiful, thick paint. Especially in an abstract expressionist style of application.
Acrylic paint is made up of two components: pigment (colour) and acrylic binder (polymer). Full body paint or heavy-bodied paint has thickeners added. Fluid acrylic paint is made up of the binder without thickeners and with just the pigment. You can also make the paint thicker by adding a medium or gel, or you can use the paint in thin transparent layers.
There are a variety of gels, mediums and pastes, which create a diverse range of textures and applications. Acrylic products are compatible with each other, and the versatility means you can…
