i want to start learning art.what the best medium water colour or arcylics?

Question

what the best medium water colour or arcylics

Answer 1

I would suggest you start out with oil paints (or pencil or ink drawings) for one reason: Acrylic paint dries very quickly. It would be hard to learn to do underpaintings, tones and color mixing and blending on the canvas while using acrylics because they dry way too fast while you're trying to learn the craft. The best painters who use acrylic now learned their craft with oils first.

In other words, if you're wanting to do any art that is realistic or figurative you need to develop your skill level before taking on acrylic painting. If you only want to do colorful paint splashing, paint smudging abstracts then I suppose it wouldn't make any difference which medium you start with.

But if you want to do figurative, representational art oil paint has a very slow dry time, which makes it much easier to learn on and correct mistakes and/or alter the image you're working on.

Answer 2

I would not start with watercolor even though watercolor material is cheaper and easy to set up and clean up. The reason is that it is difficult medium to control and manipulate for a beginner. As many others have said, I would also suggest acrylic but oil comes pretty close. Acrylic is cheaper and you need only water and no need for turpentine. The problem with turpentine is not only buying the material but also using the right containers and also worrying about spills etc. Oil, on the other hand, allows you plenty of time to manipulate the paints. For example: after you put the paint on canvas/paper, you decide that a little bit more of this paint or that is needed, you could add and manipulate. You can buy a canvas paper that you can use for practising acrylic or oil and so don't have to waste too much canvas Buy good material but not the most expensive. I would suggest staying away from the under $10 paint packs that are sold in places like Michaels. The problem with these cheap multi-pack is that the lids to the tubes don't close after 1 or 2 use or the top of the paint break off. The paint tube becomes useless after that. Happy Painting!

Answer 3

As far as medium's go...either. Any art medium takes time to learn some of the basic 'rules' (which later I hope you will gleefully break, with hopefully fabulous results - but gotta learn the basics first), tricks, and self taught lessons that make the medium 'yours'. Each, no matter what medium, as a different look, depending how you apply it.

For instance...you could get a water colour 'look' with acrylics if you thin them enough. Just as watercolour applied densely will have a totally different look. Oils, soft pastels, oil pastels...all have different qualities. Learn them, or at least the ones that appeal to you at the time...and perhaps you'll answer your own question. By all means, once you learn basic rules (some cannot be broken) mixed media away...acrylic or gouache underpaintings with oil glazed over the top... sky's the limit.

It's just something you're going to have to delve into, hopefully inexpensively, and figure it out for yourself. Be brave, be fearless, and don't be afraid of failure...as surely once and awhile you will feel you have...just remember you haven't truly failed at a medium unless you give up. MAKE it work for you.

There is no "best"...it's only medium(s) what work the best for you...which I cannot answer.

Answer 4

I used to paint with acrylics then moved on to oils. Since you are trying to decide between acrylics and water colours, i suggest you start with acrylics. Acrylics do dry pretty quick so make sure you get an acrylic retarding medium to slow the drying process down a little if you want. Go to the library and check out a book on acrylic painting so you will get a heads up on some of the common mistakes you will be likely to encounter. But most of all, don't be afraid to make mistakes (you will learn more from those you make) and have fun.

Answer 5

Acrylics or even tempera. My approach is to get familiar with the medium first by applying and moving it around to emulate form, shape, color, etc. More advanced techniques such as perspective, underpainting, glazing can come later once you've learned how paint behaves, blends, and covers. Don't be too anxious to achieve a recognizable or even framable work. Control of the medium has not been the traditional approach but creates the biggest disappointment when tackling a figure, stilllife or landscape for the first time. Acrylics allow rapid correction and can be applied thin like watercolors or thick like oils, avoiding costly stockpiling of different mediums.

Answer 6

For beginners I suggest acrylics.Water colour painting is an advanced skill. Get a colour wheel at a art supply store (for mixing colours) some brushes for acrylic paints and a basic set of acrylic paints. Instead of canvas, start off with canvas boards. They are cheaper than stretched canvas. go to the library or a bookstore and get a book on beginner art.
Good luck.

Answer 7

Try all of them and them decide which suits you best. I love to paint but after trying all types I found that I'm not suited to watercolor. I don't have enough control of the paint. For some difficult projects I like oils because I have lots of time to "work" the paint. For easier projects I use acrylic because of their faster drying time.

Answer 8

I would suggest to go for oil painting, it is a wonderful medium. it is hard to master and the materials might be expensive, but you can cover up your mistakes and you feel that you create masterpieces! Might as well go for the best!

Answer 9

acrylic paintings and water colors -both paintings medium water only. my suggestion beginners oil color is the best because it will take time for dry. but you correct the mistake and color mixing,perfection and all you can learn. try it . all the best

Answer 10

Try Artisan Paint's. They are a water based oil paint. Good luck and ENJOY