How Do You Use Acrylic Paint On Canvas?
Acrylic paint may not have the wet-on-wet mixing possibilities or the depth of oil paint, nor the water solubility of watercolors when dry, but it is an excellent medium for its versatility, quick drying time and ease of use and clean-up. For those wishing to work with bold, bright colors or mixed media work, acrylic paints are ideal. It’s also safer to use in rooms with little to no ventilation and washes out with soap and water. Purchase or assemble your materials. There is a huge range of color options in acrylic paint. A basic palette, which can usually be purchased as a set, includes cadmium red, cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, titanium white, mars black, burnt umber, phthalo blue, phthalo green and possibly some metallic shades, a cool gray, a dark purple, and buff hue, and a golden ocher. Prime your canvas. Unless you buy prepped, wrapped canvases, apply layers of gesso to create a smoother surface for painting. While this isn’t a requisite as it is for oil paintings, it will ma
