What is a good acrylic paint that is easy to find and a brand of brushes easy to use with acrylic?

Question

Where to find the paint and brushes will help.....

I am a professional artist still seeking for a paint I like.... Brushes aren't really impressive so I thought I would ask the audience. Craft paints won't do me any good on Canvas. I have tried Liquitex and I have mixed reviews about it....

I am also not looking to do some simple projects, I am in need in serious good paints and brushes. I am not into projects and I sell art but I want to find perhaps something better out there for paints...

I don't need tips on keeping my brushes or how to paint or instructional books. Like I said I am a career artist, I just want to see what other people who are artists and see what they use that maybe I haven't tried...

Answer 1

I use and recommend Decoart Americana acrylic paint. It works fine on canvas, paper, wood, metal, glass, etc. Try to be openminded rather than assuming that something isn't "professional" enough for you, and you might discover new products, especially if you are looking for paint that you can purchase locally. I also recommend Royal and Langnickel brushes. They have a huge line and many specialty brushes. www.royalbrush.com

Answer 2

I don't know about the pricing of Galeria and it's qualities, but I would suggest you take a look at Liquitex Acrylic paint and Utrecth Art's acrylic paint. For brushes I have always used semi stiff to stiff brushes wherever I could afford them. Acrylic paint is hard on brushes and usually ruins them very fast. The problem is that the paint dries so fast that it dries in the ferrule of the brush while you are painting. Therefore, I have always purchased enexpensive house painters brushes in different widths and inexpensive artist brushes. When using the cheap brushes, you may loose hairs from your brush while painting, this can be annoying, but if you give your bristles a gentle tug before hand or sort of fan the dry brush against your hand, maybe you can get rid of any loose bristles before painting. Otherwise, pick them out of your painting as you go, you will not be able to remove them easily after the paint dries. You will need liners to make thin lines (don't forget some acrylic paint medium to thin your paint with), and some wider brushes (1/2, 1, 2 inches) to lay in larger flat areas, and some artist's brushes which are stiff natural bristle or synthetic. If you look for these paints on line, you will easily be able to price check.

Answer 3

It all depends on what kind of results you are looking for. What surface are you painting on? Do you have any experience? If you are looking for a beginner project, try the 2oz. bottles of acrylic paint at the local craft store (ie Michaels, Hobby Lobby, etc).
First look for a book or magazine that has a project you want to attempt. The instructions and a complete list of specific paint colors and type of brushes are given in the pages of such publications. You can find an ample supply of both books and magazines for the beginner or advanced decorative painter in the library or at large book stores (Borders, Barnes & Noble, and at craft stores like Michaels).
The brand and quality of paint isn't terribly important until you reach a point of expertise that you require specific qualities in the products you use. By the time you reach that level you will more clearly understand the differences in the products offered in the marketplace and you will have built up a cache of resources as well.
Brushes are a different story. Don't waste your money on the kiddie paint brushes that come in a plastic bucket. In order to acheive the best results a beginner should opt for the mid-range brushes. Watch for them to go on sale before you start buying lots of them. Just purchase the specific brushes required for the project you have chosen from the book or magazine. Take care of your brushes and they will last quite a while. Even once they become a little scruffy the experienced artist will find a use for them.
Relax and enjoy the experience of mating the paint with whatever canvas you are decorating. Paint, paint, paint. Before you know it your friends and family will be ooohing and ahhing over your work.
Check out these websites for more specific information on how to get started and how to choose the proper supplies:
http://painting.about.com/od/acrylicpainting/a/10tips_acrylics.htm
http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforbeginners/a/what_paint
http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforbeginners/

Answer 4

Try Windsor and Newton's Finity acrylics and Golden acrylics. They are professional quality, are smooth out of the tube and don't feel plasticky. They also seem to have more open time than Liquitex.

Pick up a few mediums. Retarding medium will increase open time. A gloss medium or varnish will assist in glazing and flow.

Acrylic paints seem to eat up brushes faster than any other paint. I suggest using synthetics with a good spring. Natural hair brushes are either too expensive for the rate acrylics will ruin them, or they will distress when exposed to too much water. Try Princeton synthetics, Isabey synthetics and Windsor Newton synthetics.

Answer 5

Go to Walmart...they have acrylic paint there that is fine and also brushes that will do the job.

Answer 6

liquitex basics are a good starting point, they can be found at any arts and crafts store pretty much (michaels, ac moore, etc)

lowell cornell brushes are also good, especially the gold taklon for acrylics. they aren't the highest grade, but they aren't the lowest either and can also be found at any arts and crafts store.

Answer 7

Utrecht paints and brushes
www.utrecht.com