I'd like to hear some feedback on what artists who have used most of the easy to find brands of acrylic paints think of each brand. whats the best value? are the more expensive paints worth it? brands like liquitex, basic, golden, van gogh, wins and newton, and academy.
2007-01-11 05:42:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
from my own experiences I HAVE NEVER FOUND A brand of acrylic that works as well as liquitex, and has so many treatment and texture options. the world is limitless and the Free literature they have to support there product is amazing. o other brand have as many vibrant and pure colors and continues to wear as well. I'VE USED IT OUTDOORS IN MURALS on canvas, glass, metal....it's uses are limitless...I've used it as a gouache and as a watercolor and as an oil look.....basic is liqutex.....as for golden..there colors tend to be weak and need several coats to get pure color. van gogh I HATE AND WINDSOR NEWTON IS STILL THE CADILLAC of watercolors but their acrylics lack the luster of liqutex
2007-01-11 08:56:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not fond of acrylics but I have worked with them on a regular basis. However I do like Liquitex and find that they are very versatile. I have also worked with the ceramacoat (kraft) paints which deserve a thumbs up as well. When it comes to making a decision in regards to what brand is best. I think each brand has their specialty.
If I'm working on a painting that I know will end up at a gallery or show I will make sure that the paints I'm working with are good quality and pay attention to the durability or light-fastness. There are codes on the back of each liquetex tube which will indicate to you how light-fast the paint will be and I do think that liquitex also has a site with a full listing of how resistant their paints are if exposed to light.
In addition, there are several different types of Liquitex acrylic in the "Arts Colors" and "Professional". Hard bodied and soft bodied...I prefer the hard bodied since I'm so used to them and I find the soft body acrylics not as opaque as I'd like them.
2007-01-11 10:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by shinyvarnish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always liked liquitex, I do however like to try other brands. Some expensive brands might be worth the money, however it just depends on how good YOU are and what your financial situation is. Better paint won't help the so so artist, but cheap paint never, in my humble opinion, hurt a good artist either. Paints do not make the artist and Van Gogh would have painted the same if he'd used Liquitex instead.lol You just have to try each one and see which one you like.
2007-01-11 07:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use liquitex and have had no problems with it so far. I also use pebeo. Also a good one. More expensive paints last longer than the scholar paints. If you're worried about your painting lasting a long time, expensive paints are worth it. If not, then use the cheaper ones. They all work in the same way, but the lasting quality is very different.
2007-01-11 07:32:28 · answer #4 · answered by somegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More expensive brands don't usually make a difference. Paint is paint and depending on your style, you'll want the paint to do different things. If find that you aren't getting the acrylic paint to do what you want it to do, experiment with different types of media. Also, if acrylic paint does what you want for one effect, and not another effect, use mixed media. In my paintings, I usually use about 3-4 different kinds of paint, ink, etc.
Mainly, you just have to experiment to find what you like. If all artists used the same things, art would be boring!
2007-01-11 06:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by nessa_ruby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've used several different kinds of acrylics but my favorite is Liquitex. It cleans up well and doesn't damage brushes as well as being in the midrange in regards to price. Liquitex is one of the easiest paints to find as well and is highly recommended by all the college painting classes I've ever been in.
2007-01-11 05:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by PUtuba7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is only a count number number of inner most decision. you would possibly want to do something in acrylics that you would possibly want to do with watercolors, and different belongings you would possibly want to do with oil portray. the only genuine earnings to grease portray is that you'll make thinner and thinner colorations of a color to operate a semi-clear result to a painted merchandise. In acrylics this will not be able to be carried out, as a thinner acrylic received't adhere to a thicker acrylic below it. cleansing up with maximum oil paints calls for very poisonous chemical substances. however there are literally soy depending oil paints which will be wiped clean up with cleansing soap and water. have exciting portray!
2016-12-02 03:22:20 · answer #7 · answered by marconi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work on a large scale and have found student quality acrylics absolutely fine .I tend to use either dayler/w newton they tend to be much of a muchness.Occasionally I will buy artist quality like golden/liquitex for a greater density in a certain colour.Generally speaking your paying for the density of colour.
What you have to ask yourself is do you notice a difference,do you sell your work and what are your profit margins.How large are your paintings do you paint impasto(thickly)
Weigh up the economics of it normally i find it is nice to have one or two high quality colours.\\\\\\\\Best of luck
2007-01-11 07:08:38 · answer #8 · answered by staphan s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only use acrylic paints on wood and I use the cheapest stuff I can find and it works great, but they don't store well over long periods of time. Sorry I'm not much help but all my canvas paintings are done with oil. Good luck!
2007-01-11 06:18:51 · answer #9 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to me i have found that acrylics are acrylics! it's an easy paint to repair by painting over if you mess up, and it dries quickly. the more expensive you get will only be based on the amount and just as you stated, name brands (which one may have been around longer that others).
2007-01-11 05:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Jazzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋