I'm thinking of doing a portrait of Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow on canvas and wondered what the best medium to use is?
2006-11-19 08:29:55 · 10 answers · asked by Helena 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Why not consider using several media? Begin with Gesso to add texture to areas that you would like, then lay down wide swashes of color with Acrylic. Use pen and ink or indelible marker for fine detail and additional texture.
Use your imagination! You could also use collage and colored pencils. I would finish it all off with a good sealer like urethane.
Have fun with it!
2006-11-19 08:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by Batty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oils are good on canvas - you can get lovely rich colour and texture which would be good for what you are doing. However they are not cheap and take a long time to dry. Acrylics cheaper and dry very fast but not the same depth of colour.
Personally I would use oils.
2006-11-20 01:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use acrylic because.It's cheaper, has good color, mistakes are easily corrected, quick drying time, you can use it thicker if you want it to have the feel and look of oil, clean up is a cinch with soap and water.
2006-11-20 12:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by Charles H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acrylic is probably the cheapest and easiest.
Oh, and the plural of 'medium' is 'media'. Just so you know ;-)
2006-11-19 08:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on canvas acrylics, oil paints or oil pastels work best. if ure a beginner-oil pastels
medium- acrylics
natural talent & loads of experience- oil paints just because they dry quicker and are harder to use, you can work more with oil pastels.
2006-11-19 08:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think acrylic is a good choice, also oils, which is my favorite med.!
2006-11-19 12:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by rainbow4550 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil or Acrylic if you want it to dry quickly
2006-11-19 08:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by AndyPandy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I prefer acrylics.
2006-11-19 08:38:16 · answer #8 · answered by trishadee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friend used candlewax once for one of her portraits and it looked fabulous!!
2006-11-19 08:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by Becci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
putty would be good...
2006-11-19 08:42:30 · answer #10 · answered by mickladd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋