Can I use anything to thicken black acrylic?
2006-09-10 23:08:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Many options: matte or gloss medium, modeling paste, sand, gesso, drywall compound ( my favorite) mixed with matte medium...experiment with anything that might add body or texture.
2006-09-11 00:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Victor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer also depends on what brand of acrylic paint you are using. The cheaper paints have a lower pigment concentration and do not cover as well. More expensive paints have more covering and mixing power. They also last longer, since you don't need to use as much to get the same effect.
2006-09-11 13:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by Easy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a full body acrylic paint. Stay away from Liquitex if you want rich, full body paint. Personally, I think Golden is the best. But there are other good brands, like Graham or Cryla.
2006-09-11 22:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you let it set uncovered, it will thicked gradually, but make sure it is not drying out. If you try some better brand, you can get a better body. Also if you don't like what you buy, you can mix your own. Or even add some pigments to your paint if you can find it.
2006-09-11 23:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by Astrid Nannerl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so coz acrylic always thin coz it always splits with water .. so try to use a little bit of water when u use acrylic i think it will b a thickener
2006-09-11 07:48:41 · answer #5 · answered by material girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Brands Are you using? there is a blending gel you can use to thicken it, or you can always mix up some Black yourself!
2006-09-11 14:31:41 · answer #6 · answered by Whitney K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by "acrylics"?
2006-09-11 06:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Sasuke Uchiwa 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
let it dry then paint it again, dry then paint it again, ....
2006-09-11 06:14:21 · answer #8 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋