Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Factors To Consider In Acrylic Portrait Paintings

By Jeffrey Bennett


Art has become a common hobby among most people. Acrylic painting is quite affordable and easy to learn which have made it the best technique for a beginner. Anyone who intends to engage in such activity should consider a couple of aspects to make this endeavor successful enough. Below are factors to consider in acrylic portrait paintings.

Consider the essentials that you need. There is a long list of items that one should have when looking for acrylic painting supplies. It goes from paints, paintbrushes, artist pallet, painting surfaces, rag towels, and other stuff. Make an inventory of all items that you need to avoid leaving some out when making your purchase.

Choose the best type of paint. Every artist has a favorite painting. You need to acquaint with brands that are within your reach to get to one which suits your style. Every brand has a student quality and an artist quality. The student quality includes cheaper options while the artist quality consists of the expensive and best quality.

Beware of your color choice. One has a lot of shades to consider. Even so, one should start with the common ten types before considering other alternatives. One can mix these colors to get other different colors. Purchase a color mixing list to determine which shades you will mix to find a different type. Getting to know about these colors can be overwhelming, but one can learn quite a lot as time goes by.

Check the permanence level. The level of permanence refers to the ability of a pigment to resist gradual fading when the painting gets exposed to light. You can check the degree of durability labelled on the tube of the jars or tube. They vary according to the authority that has approved them. The standards can either be an ATSM or typical manufacturer standards.

Acknowledge the level of viscosity. Viscosity is the level of thickness of paint. Heavy body acrylics have a high viscosity and usually retains on the brushstrokes. Heavy viscosity facilitates blending and mixing of different paints. Fluid acrylics have quite a thinner viscosity level making them ideal for staining, dry brush works, and watercolor techniques.

Acknowledge the drying period. Every type of paint available on the market has a different drying time. There are those that dry quite quickly and those that stay for quite an extended period. Those that dry fast needs professional artists since they can dry before the artist completes the project. On the other hand, slow drying paints require beginners but can stick on the brushes when left for quite a long time.

Determine whether to pick tubes or jars. The variation in the container of jar depends on whether you want to purchase heavy body acrylics or the fluid acrylics. The heavy body ones are available in tubes or jars. Tubes are quite smaller and portable making them ideal for first-time painters. The painting sold in jars is thick but can flatten when put on the pallet. The fluid acrylics come in bottles which have dripper or screw tops that one use to apply the paint.




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