im thinking of buying some decent acrylic paints but dont know which to get. has anyone used any of these brands and if so can you tell me if they are any good.
gerstaecker, liquitexor lascaux. or any others really.
in general i like opaque paint with very good coveage such as gouache and the problem i have with the reeves paints is that they can sometimes be improperly mixed from the tube, either lumpy and thick or the resin and pigment sepparate.
2006-09-17 10:52:52 · 9 answers · asked by BERNON W 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The best two on the market are Golden and M. Graham. I use Golden myself but M. Graham is just as good. Most beginning or part time artists don't use either because they're more expensive than W&N or Duro or Rowney or any of the other budgit paints out there.
Liquitex is a good paint, too, but not if you want texture or buildup. For this you really need full bodied paints like either M. Graham or Golden.
Also, try to get away from using tubes. Both M. Graham and Golden (as well as other makers) sell their paints in jars. You'll save a lot more money on unused paint not going to waste by using jars. Duh, you ever try to get unused paint back into a tube?
2006-09-17 13:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Golden acrylics have the absolutely highest pigment load on the market. You get what you pay for.
When it comes to coverage, transparency or opacity are properties inherent in particular pigments - some are opaque, some are not. If you prefer opaque, choose those pigments rated opaque... the rating is on the tube. The more you pay for paint, the better "coverage" you'll get with an opaque pigment (like cadmiums etc). Just keep in mind that true transparent pigments will never "cover" any other colour.
If you really love the opacity of gouache, look for Acryla Gouache made by Holbein - it's artist-quality gouache with an acrylic polymer binder - paints like gouache but non-resoluble when dry. All the colours are opaque. I use it and love it. You can mix other brands with it, just add a bit of matte medium.
http://www.holbeinhk.com/acrlgoua.htm
Use caution, some student priced acrylics will lure you with promises of "opaque matte finish". What you really get is inferior pigments or hues (mixtures and not true pigments) that are loaded down with "opacifiers" (fillers). When you try to mix 2 colours together you get mud, because the pigment mixtures are so diverse.
Buy a tube each of this and that brand and see which ones you like best, because every artist has their favourite. Just steer clear of the cheap stuff. And above all - have fun!
2006-09-17 16:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden brand acrylics are just about the best acrylics you can find. You can pick them up in just about any art store, and also some craft stores like Michael's. Golden acrylics have none of the problems you've described above, and they have great pigment and coverage. Their matte medium is also great for glazing. I used Golden acrylics for almost all of my art projects last year, and while other students were always struggling with their colors and complaining about the problems they'd had with them, I never had any trouble and my projects looked great. The only downside is that they are rather expensive...sometimes up to $10 a tube. But if you want the best and don't mind spending a pretty penny for it, Golden is what you're looking for.
I found there website here: http://www.goldenacrylics.com/
2006-09-17 11:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Tongue 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Liquitex is pretty good. Basically, you are going to get what you pay for. The cheap stuff is cheap for a reason. You might want to get advice from the store in which you buy the paint. Art store employees are usually quite knowledgable.
2006-09-17 11:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your local art supplier / shop for Artist grade paints, they will be the good ones. Reeves are student grade.
You will know Artist grade paints because they cost so much more than student grade!
2006-09-17 11:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Rowney System3
2006-09-19 04:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by scott w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dahler and Rowney System 3
I use it all the time and it's fine
Steer away from the cheap stuff - it's useless
2006-09-19 20:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like Windsor & Newton. Good colour and nice to work with. You can really water them down for washes or use straight from the tube.
2006-09-17 11:04:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anita S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried Utrecht?
2006-09-17 10:56:03 · answer #9 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋