Sunday, February 7, 2010

What is the difference between oil paints and the acrylic paint in a tube?

Which one looks nicer? Which one is easier to learn to paint with? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Thanks.What is the difference between oil paints and the acrylic paint in a tube?
ok oil paints - oil based, need turps or white spirit to clean up brushes etc, takes ages to dry but that can be good if you're working in details. can be thinned to create washes, long lasting (think old masters!) shiny finish. only use on board, wood, or canvas really and they tend to be more expensive because of the ingredients.





acrylic paints - water based, dry overnight if used thick so ok for most needs, can be thinned with water, can be used on paper, board, canvas, plastic and just about anywhere really. good for starting cos they're cheaper.





learning to paint is not something you do with one medium and hey presto you can paint in all of them. acrylics handle one way, oils another, pastels another, water colours another ecetera. oils and acrylic have some overlap because they are both gloopy out of the tube, but you're going to make a muddy mess if you approach oil painting like acrylic painting. ask for a small set of each for your birthday and experiment - it's really a personal choice :)What is the difference between oil paints and the acrylic paint in a tube?
They look different, acrylic paints come out brighter while oil paints look muted. Acrylic paint is easier to use if you're just starting, and it's also cheaper. Acrylic paint dries in a few minutes while oil paint takes weeks to dry. Also, you can paint on any surface with acrylics while oils limit you to expensive canvas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_pai鈥?/a>


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint


these will explain
acrylic uses water.
acrylic are brighter and funner, whereas watercolor is more classic
when acrylic drys it looks like plastic....

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