For questions about working with acrylic paint, whether in a current project or an existing work. Questions could be about techniques, mixing colors, cleaning it up, preserving it, and more.
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How can I make my old acrylic paints dissolve and flow freely again?
I have El Greco acrylic paints, purchased and opened some 1.5 years ago, of course, I open them only when I use them. But now I observe that water is not an efficient solvent for them any more. I don't manage to arrive at delicate, soft, liquid,…
TomR
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How can I paint consistently coloured lines with acrylic paint?
I like the idea of being able to dip my brush into the paint and then paint a shape in one shot, without having to go back over it.
In my experiments so far I am having to go over each line several times to stop the background colour from showing…
harry
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Can white gesso be diluted to make it translucent?
I cannot get a hold of clear gesso. It is not available for delivery from Amazon to my country and, given the pandemic, all art supply stores are still closed. However, I found several sites that can deliver white gesso.
If I dilute white gesso with…
Yazmin Osoyo
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