Oil paint and acrylic paint are one of the favorite mediums
of Artists. Both are different from each other due to their drying time and
texture. Oil paint is oil based and acrylic paint is water based. Another major
difference is their drying time. Acrylic paint dries faster as compared to oil
paint. As an Artist, painter and art lover you can understand the difference between
Acrylic and oil paint very easily, but
sometimes you can see people comment like”
what a beautiful work in oil paint” even that work is done in Acrylic paint.
If we try to discern actually what it is about acrylic that people think it may
be oil paints. Here may be the exact reason behind this:
This is just because
of painting technique of a painter. Acrylic paints have a plastic look at the first
scene, but with practice and patience you can improve your work and can create
Work in Acrylic paint that looks same as an oil paint. Here are 2 tidbits of
advice that would be helpful for you.
1.
The different paint brands; even newer and thicker brands of acrylic are available
these days. Acrylic paint cannot hold a candle of oils. You can use
thickeners with your acrylics, these are
additives that can dilute the pigments, but still they do not hold up flow as
nicely as oils. So try to use more and more paint to emulate the oil painting
texture.
2.
No matters, in which medium you are working, just
treat them the same and do not change your movements or strokes. The only
difference is working dark to light or light to dark. Strokes will remain the
same.
These are
some tips and tricks to create tremendous work in acrylic that look like as oil
paint, but If you are a good painter, you need not to do this because your
technique alone will serve you well.
