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A call to artists to appreciate acrylic
Zander (me) holding a large bottle of yellow acrylic paint.
Zander (me) holding a large bottle of yellow acrylic paint.
Valerie Blundell

Artists across the world use many different kinds of tools. Sometimes, they’ll use vine charcoal or pencils for their monochromatic self-portraits. For a nature environment with vibrant colors, they’ll use paint, such as watercolor or oil. Another type of paint you might be familiar with is acrylic paint. 

Acrylic paint is known for its high pigment load that ensures intense, vibrant colors that remain true over time. It dries quickly to a satin finish, is flexible, and is resistant to cracking, making it ideal for a wide range of techniques and surfaces: including canvases, wood, and paper. It’s very forgiving and shows that it is fun to use when one realizes it.

What else makes acrylic paint different from the others? Its colorful atmosphere on paintings gives off a feel that oil paint and watercolor don’t. It is thicker and its colors are easy to mix. It pursues a wide variety of pleasant colors, not just the basic red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. 

When you use acrylic paint, you will find out how easy and fun it is to use. Also, you will learn how efficient it is to mix two colors. You’ll see that it is good for blending, such as backgrounds, shading, and lighting. Many paintings in the world show acrylic paint and its true glory, even if it isn’t the best type of paint. Yet, it shows it has potential, not to mention its smell, which is kind of inky.

For starting artists, why don’t you give acrylic paint a try? It is recommended, and it is quite easy to use when it comes to artistic intelligence. A lot of them can have a different flow, and some may have the same effect. Nevertheless, acrylic paint is amazing. And you can definitely try it when you can. Never stop dreaming of your goals and much more!

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