Thursday, May 29, 2014

Acrylic Painting Tip #1 How to Extend the Working Time of Acrylic Paints

Acrylic Painting Tips: How to Extend the Working Time of Acrylic Paints

Helpful acrylic painting tips submitted by fellow artists.

"I have painted with acrylics in very hot, dry climates, the best example being the Guanacaste province on the northwest coast of Costa Rica, where I lived for six years, during the dry season. Humidity near zero percent and the temperature about 33C by 09h00 every morning. The trick is to have a pump spray bottle of water close by on your mixing table and keep the area of the painting that you're working on sprayed down so that it's always damp. Otherwise, you might as well forget about it. Your acrylic paint will turn into something resembling chewing gum within five to 10 minutes."

 

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