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QuestionWhat do I do if my acrylic paint is too thin?Jeanine Hattas Wilson is a Professional Painter and the President of Hattas Public Murals, Inc. With nearly 20 years of experience, Jeanine specializes in creating, overseeing, designing, and painting murals. Jeanine holds a BA in Advertising from Marquette University and a Studio Painting Minor from The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She has studied at The Atelier Artien in Paris, France, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and under renowned artists such as Robert Liberace, Michael Siegel, and William Cochran. To date, Hattas Public Murals has painted nearly 5,000 commissioned works of art in homes and commercial and public spaces.Add in some acrylic gel to make your paint thicker! It comes in its own jar.
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QuestionDo you need to prime canvas for acrylic paint?Jeanine Hattas Wilson is a Professional Painter and the President of Hattas Public Murals, Inc. With nearly 20 years of experience, Jeanine specializes in creating, overseeing, designing, and painting murals. Jeanine holds a BA in Advertising from Marquette University and a Studio Painting Minor from The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She has studied at The Atelier Artien in Paris, France, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and under renowned artists such as Robert Liberace, Michael Siegel, and William Cochran. To date, Hattas Public Murals has painted nearly 5,000 commissioned works of art in homes and commercial and public spaces.Priming your canvas is definitely a good idea! Use a bit of water to brush or roll a coat of gesso onto your canvas. Let the canvas dry, and sand the surface down so it's nice and smooth. Then, apply a second coat of gesso with even more water. Wait for the canvas to dry, sand it down again, and then you're ready to get painting!
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QuestionHow do I make acrylic paint without dry pigment?Community AnswerTry food coloring. It will give you a nice, opaque color. Food coloring also comes in many colors, which will give you a variety to choose from!
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QuestionWould acrylic paint work for making fluffy stress balls?Community AnswerI'm pretty sure acrylic paint will crack, because it's basically a plastic when it drys. Try using puffy paint instead.
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QuestionWhat do you mean by liquid paint?Community AnswerLiquid paint comes in tubes, and is found in craft and art supply stores.
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QuestionWhat's the difference between acrylic paint and faux?Community AnswerAcrylic does not use glue and uses alcohol as a substitute. Faux paint uses glue but isn't substituted for anything else.
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QuestionHow do I make the color white?Community AnswerYou can use the same technique, and the transparency of the glue won't matter.
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QuestionCan glue-acrylic paint be used on plastic?Community AnswerYes, it can. Faux acrylic paint is used for plastic and other surfaces that can be painted on.
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QuestionWhat does "faux acrylic paints" mean?Community AnswerIn this case it means the base is white glue - this can be PVA, or maybe another polymer, but not usually acrylic.
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