How Do You Control Opacity And Brightness When Working With Acrylics?
Learning to control opacity and thickness when working with acrylic paint can take a bit of experimentation and time. However, once you learn the techniques, you’ll find you can use acrylic paint to depict textures like wood, gauze and metal. Use a thickening agent, such as gesso, or a texture paste to achieve a thick look with acrylic paint. The more gesso you add, the thicker the paint will be, giving it more opacity. Buy heavily opaque-colored paints. Some paints are more opaque than others, although this varies from brand to brand and color to color. Ask your manufacturer for more details. Apply more paint to the opaque area. Adding white or another opaque color to a translucent color will make it appear more solid. Mix your paint with a thinning agent to make a color translucent. Use artist-quality paint. Student grade paint is cheaper, but the more expensive paints will have more pigment in them, resulting in brighter colors. Layer your paint colors. If you’re trying for a partic
