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Acrylic paints are really a huge hit these days. We portray some of the advantages that make them such a popular option; we also deal with some of the disadvantages too. In short this article is all about the features of acrylic paints.

Looking forward to changing the way you paint? Well, for years canvas or oil painting has ruled but things are in for change. Painting these days has developed and the order of the day is painting with acrylic. Well there are many painters who simply do not seem to agree to the fact that acrylic painting is better than any other form, so we thought of comparing acrylic with various primitive paintings.

Firstly, let us highlight some of the advantages that acrylic painting enjoys over the other forms:

There have been many situations in life where water damages paintings, but if you use acrylic painting, there is no chance of any damage. Once the paint dries up, it becomes resistant to water. If you always think that painting should have properties of water or oil colors, then opting for acrylic painting would be the best possible options. As composition of the material depicts various properties.

Are you searching for an oil color look? Well acrylic paints can give whatever you want the paint to look like. Therefore, if you are looking forward to painting a portion that resembles water color, dilute the acrylic paints and get the look of water colors.

The best thing that makes acrylic paints stand apart is its versatility. They can be used in any surface you want to apply in. Think of application of water color on cement, would it even show its prominence? No! However, acrylic paints can be applied on various surfaces like cement, wood etc.

Removal of acrylic paints is easy too, so you do not need to use any turpentine to remove them. Well there are many advantages and that has made most of the painters of present day to make use of acrylic paints vastly. If you are a painter then you obviously must be aware of most of them, but if you are a beginner all that can be said is, "try it out and see the advantages yourself".

However, since we are not here to mislead, we would like to state some of the commonly found problems with acrylic paints, though at times these disadvantages turn out to be positives. The time for drying of these colors is much less, so blending and mixing of these colors is a challenging task. If you take too much of time to blend the colors, you may be in for a tough run.

Just as the blending time, the amount of time it takes for drying is also less, so if you are a starter it might be a tough paint to deal with. There are a few more disadvantages too but these are the main ones. With time though a painter learns to use this paint and deal with the problems it has. According to some of the great painters, the disadvantages that acrylic paints have to work out to be advantages for them. If you really are looking forward to making use of various properties in a piece of your painting, acrylic painting may be the best possible option.

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when doing an oil painting how do I get the paints to dry - painted on canvas. Thanks?

My daughter did one 3 days ago for school project and still not dry.

Most colors should be dry to the touch within a week. It depends on the pigment, type of oil, quality and brand of paint. Painters wait 6 months for the paint to thoroughly dry before adding a final varnish.