2006-09-10 02:34:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Yes you can but acrylics have to go on first, all ready made canvas is covered with acrylic gesso.
Make shure that the acrylic is dry before you put on the oil. If you put the acrylic on after oil it will not adhere properely and the acrylic will eventually fall off. and crack.
Lot of artists start their paintings with acrylic underpainting because it dry so quick, and then they continue with oils for the highlights because oil has such a nicer finish.
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2006-09-10 06:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THINK BEFORE YOU MIX TWO TYPES OF PAINTS TOGETHER!!! oils take a few years to completely dry, so if you put acrylics over it, the fast-drying acrylic will crack as the oil underneath shifts and moves. you can do acrylic, and THEN oil on top. General rule is that you look at the paint tube to see if it's "oil-based" or "waterbased". if they are the same, then they can be more compatible, more easy to combine the two types of paint. but again, it's safe to put acrylics THEN oils, but not the reverse
2006-09-10 06:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by Female 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can use oils, acrylics, water-colours, chalks, pastels, etc., in the same painting BUT you cannot mix oils and water-based paints together.
For example, I often begin a painting by sketching it out in charcoal, then I paint parts of it with acrylics. After that is dry I can then finish the painting in oils.
Oil paints can take months to dry, acrylics take between minutes and hours, depending on their thickness. Keep this in mind. Generally, if you are going to use oils in a mixed-media painting, use the oils last of all.
2006-09-10 03:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by sarah b 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's art, you can do whatever you want. Traditionally you wouldn't mix oils and acrylics, but as long as you remember that the acrylics will dry so much faster than the oils go ahead and do it. Just make sure that you know the different properties of the two types.
2006-09-10 02:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by maestro1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can ,I do it all the time...but you must apply the acrylic first....you can't apply acrylic on top of oil...oil paint takes a long time for it to dry ,usually around four days it all depends on the temperature.,,acrylic drys in a matter of 30 minutes to an hour..unless you use a hairdryer...
2006-09-10 08:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can paint acrylic part first and then pain the oil part. Don't mix them together.
2006-09-11 17:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by Astrid Nannerl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the answer is....no,you can not because the oil colors is a material & the acrylic is another material so you can not mix them together as acrylic colors need water to split it
2006-09-10 02:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by joliet 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you can however you need to do your acrylic paining and then you glaze it with your oil paint if you do it in the opposite order your acrylics will start to crack.
2006-09-10 03:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by jm11680 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Just make sure the previous application dries completely. This is what MIXED MEDIA means. It is all types of stuff to create your masterpiece!
Try mixing sand, salt or crushed glass with some color, the results are fun!
2006-09-10 03:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by Leslie S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is the beauty of all art the creation and innovation give it a try if that dont work try acrylic on oil it has a better ring to it.
2006-09-10 02:39:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋