do you mix water with acrylic paint?? when you use it??

Question

well i just asked a question about the paint.
well here is another one.
do you have to like mix it with water or not?? i know you are not supposed to use alot. OF COURSE. but do you need water with the paint??
thanks a bunch!
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Answer 1

it depends......If you are going for a transparent color, you use a little water to thin out the paint...the best stuff to use for your paint to go on smoother is Blending Gel......but if your wanting to lets say paint a line, like eye lashes and need a thin line you can add water so it flows easier in one continuous stroke of the brush....if you are a beginner, type in your search bar Donna Dewberry's painting......its "one stroke" painting, and its pretty neat.....I love to paint, I paint on saw blades, wood boards, heck lots of stuff....so if your just getting into it, go for it, experiment with it, and enjoy.....ps disposable plates, like those cheap foam ones and plastic lids from butter/coffee cans make great items to use as a paint palate.......have fun!!!!

Answer 2

Since acrylic is a water-based medium you of course use water as the solvent. You can use water to dilute it to the consistency of---um---water. The less water, the faster they will become unworkable. the more water the more they can be moved around. You can use the acrylic in much the same way you can paint with watercolor and the washes will not lift when re-wetted for another layer. Using a gel medium to dilute the color will not weaken it's tinting strength as much as with water, but it does not flow in quite the same way. Best way to find out the properties of each is to experiment a little. Do some small sketches and goof-offs (what I call the little scraps you don't intend to keep) and just play a little. Acrylic is hard to use in a way that makes it fall off the support. Just have some fun and see what works for you.

Answer 3

Here is a site that will tell you all you need to know. Good luck and go for it.

10 Acrylic Painting Tips for Beginners Acrylic Painting Tip 1: Keeping Acrylic Paints Workable Because acrylics dry so fast, ... Acrylic Painting Tip 10: Using Acrylic Paint as a Glue for Collage ...
painting.about.com/od/acrylicpainting/a/10tips_acrylics.htm

Answer 4

No concern what so ever. But experiment the results on paper first because the acrylics do generally tend to difference how the pigments within the paint react. Specially heavy bloodless pressed paper would possibly rationale the colours to show relatively paler because the acrylic remains on most sensible and the pigments will get soaked in. Specially blues can undergo from this. Once dry it's going to keep that means.

Answer 5

You can ad a s much water as you like. You can even go watercolor with acrylics. Really fun and works very different from 'real' watercolor paint.

I only use water to rinse my brushes and to keep the paint from drying to fast.

TIP: Keep a spray bottle handy to moisten the surface if you want to keep working the paint a bit longer. Just a quick whiff every 5 minutes or so works wonders. Just use a cheap, run of the mill, plant spray bottle. Set it to mist not squirt obviously.

Answer 6

you can use water. but the more you use, the more you compromise the adhesive properties of the paint. So don't use too much water.

If you want to dilute paint, look into using acrylic medium instead. Acrylic medium won't lessen the adhesiveness of your paint. It actually improves the consistency/ workability of your paint as well. Acrylic medium comes in matte or glossy. Matte medium looks like school glue and comes in a tub. Glossy medium looks clear, and comes in a paint tube.

I dilute acrylic paint with acrylic medium. Then, I add water one drop at a time until it is at a viscosity I like to work with.

Answer 7

No. XD What in the world gave you that idea?