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Forums / Art Talk / Painting Talk / do you feel I can make an acrylic painting look like an oil painting?
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Someone
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#22135 2007-09-12 16:31 GMT |
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But I have never tried oil as I have asthmas I cannot tolerate the fumes but can acrylic be as rich? |
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BrownSugar
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#22136 2007-09-12 16:39 GMT |
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Yes. acrylic just dries faster then oil. If you are very good in oil, you'll be great in acrylic.
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Pirate
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#22137 2007-09-12 17:45 GMT |
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Acrylics are a lot of fun and because they do dry so quickly offer a lot flexibility, and convenience. Also with good brushes and exprimentation you can let your acrylic, creative juices flow. One more note, make sure to clean them well after use and water handy to get a consistancy you like when mixing colors.
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Kevin
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#22138 2007-09-12 19:48 GMT |
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If you paint in a churiscuro style you will be able to pull it off with acrylic alone. Something that can really inhance your colors and give more depth is a clear acrylic glaze. When you apply it don't freak out, it will be milky white and you won't be able to see the painting, but it dries clear. Glazes are good for preserving acrylic paintings especially if they are on paper.
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vevrca
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#22139 2007-09-12 22:33 GMT |
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oh yea its possible, but u gotta keep two things in mind. one, only use very high quallity acrylics like golden or old holland or even da vinci ones. u have to do lots of glazes. which means applying layers and layers of transparent colours. but even with all this u proably only have a 35% chance of getting it as rich as oils. i mean, u can make it look as rich as possible, but u will never acheive the effect of an old master painting with acrylics.
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Lassie
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#22140 2007-09-12 23:23 GMT |
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well it depends what you mean by looking like an oil painting, like others have said if you want to paint using glazes (layers of semitransparent colour used to create depth in the light effects) there are acrylic varnishes you can mix with your paint to make them more transparent, you can also add paint retarders to make your acrylics dry slower (good for blending). But if you are talking about chunky thick oil paintings you can use impasto gel mediums to make your paints more like cake icing in texture. Most art stores will have sample cards of the products showing you the kind of effects you can get. Just remember that adding water to you acrylics will make them dull (matt) and chalky looking.
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Mitch
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#22141 2007-09-13 01:48 GMT |
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Yes. Try mixing acrylic retarding medium or gel with your paints. It slows the drying time considerably, and you'll be able to get the same fine blending effect you get with oils. Check out some of the artist supply sites such as Utrecht.com, and you'll find them.
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VanGoghsEar
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#22142 2007-09-13 19:54 GMT |
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Yes acrylics can imitate oils quite well. The medium can also imitate watercolours as well. Glazing and scumbling are a different matter with acrylics but you can still do that. The medium doesn't lend itself to glazing and scumbling as well as oils but with experience you can make it work.
All the best to you lady blue. |
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