Definition.
Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps. Most acrylic paints are water-based, but become water-resistant when dry.
The professional acrylics will give you the most opaque, deepest color using the least amount of paint.Craft paint goes on much lighter and is muted in color. Designer craft paint is more intense, but still lighter than both the student artist acrylics and professional acrylics.
Because acrylic paints dry quickly they cannot be easily blended to create the 'wet in wet' technique that is popular with oil paints. For this reason, a finished acrylic painting can look harsh compared to a finished oil painting.
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I use craft paints for coloring of structures, some right of way techniques, and for scenery.
Colors. I have the following colors on hand for various projects.
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Apple Barrel White Ivory Khaki Lite mocha Khaki Territorial beige March green Granite gray Pewter grey Harvest orange Nutmeg brown Chocolate brown Red Apple Flamenco Red Barn red Tuscan red Burnt umber Raw umber Graphite grey Pewter grey Black Charcoal gray Graphite Burnt sienna Raw sienna Pavement (grimy black) |
Americana Asphaultum Dark Green Leaf Green Chrome Green Cadmium Yellow |
Folk Art Barnwood Brown oxide Bridgeport gray (galvanized roof) |
Storage. I have two drawers under my paint xx that I use for storing my paints. The paint drawer is built so that the paint bottles are angled for easily access.
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