Pick The Right Paint

Artist HASHIM AKIB explains the pros and cons of different acrylics

Acrylics come in various consistencies from ink, fluid and spray to soft/smooth and heavy body. These allow for translucent washes, seamless blending, highly detailed work or thickness for impasto effects. Basic-, student- and artist-quality paints are available to suit budgets. Basic and student acrylic contains more binder, while the more expensive artist quality contains more pigment meaning colours are purer, more vibrant and opaque, so less layering is required. An artist-quality smooth or heavy-body yellow paint will spark to life against a dark background.

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