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THE VISUAL AR TS

Acrylics Sable EXAMPLES OF BRUSHES
Hog hair
Synthetic hog
brush sash hair brush
brush Synthetic
ACRYLIC PAINT IS MADE BY MIXING PIGMENT with a synthetic sable
resin. It can be thinned with water but dries to become water Hog Goat hair brush
insoluble. Acrylics are applied to many surfaces, such as hair brush
brush
paper and acrylic-primed board and canvas. A variety of
brushes, painting knives, rollers, air-brushes, plastic
scrapers, and other tools are used in acrylic painting.
The versatility of acrylics makes them suitable for a wide
range of techniques. They can be used opaquely or—by
Synthetic
adding water—in a transparent, watercolor style. Acrylic wash
mediums can be added to the paint to adjust its consistency brush
for special effects such as glazing and impasto (ridges of paint
applied in thick strokes) or to make it more matt or glossy.
Acrylics are quick-drying, which allows layers of paint to
Ox hair
be applied on top of each other almost immediately. brush
EXAMPLES OF PAINTS USED IN ACRYLICS
Azo
Phthalo green Cerulean blue
yellow

Phthalo
blue

Quinacridone
red Titanium
white
Pad of disposable
paper palettes
Paint
Credit card spread evenly
Yellow Burnt umber
ocher
Burnt sienna
Flexible, PAINTING TOOLS
plastic blade
Stippled effect
achieved using
thick paint
PLASTIC
PAINTING Striated
effect
KNIFE
Glue spreader
PLASTIC SCRAPERS
Paint cup Main lever
Blended
tones
Nozzle

AIR-BRUSH
Plastic
handle
SPONGE Uniform tone Air hose
ROLLER