does house paint blend well on canvas?

Question

i am doing a painting for a house.. it's supposed to be simple - basically just a really good blend of certain clours. since it is very big i was considering using house paint but didn't know whether it would be any good for the blending.. any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

Emily Carr sometimes used house paint, and i havent heard of any conservation problems with her work. ive used acrylic housepait on canvasboard. i dont know why it wouldnt be okay on properly primed canvas..

Answer 2

Try acrylic paint with roller. Sometimes we prime canvas with that but make sure you use full strength. If you are doing oil painting I don't think it will work very well although there is nothing in the rule book said that it would work. The alternative is to buy craft paint. They are very cheap ($1 per pint) but they are not very thick. So you don't want to mix with water when using it.

Answer 3

What kind of house paint nd what are you mixing it with?

If you don't mix spirits and water soluble paint you should be fine. It may however interfere with drying and your colors may change when dried. House paint isn't the same quality as artist paint. Try it on some test canvas before doing it to see the changes you will get.

Answer 4

You dont have to go to house paint. There is a company called milk paint. Good ol' fasion milk paint. It comes in powder form but u just add water. You can also buy larger bottles of acylic paint. Your talking big bucks for house paint. check out liquitex basics, galaria, van gogh even folk art.

Answer 5

House paint wouldn't work. It will crack and not look very pleasant.

Answer 6

it wount last long untill it starst to peel off.