How do you stop acrylic from looking plastic-like
How do you stop acrylic paintings from looking plastic-like? Last year my
art class got to paint on one of the hallways of the school. However, all
of the students' paintings (mine included) look amateurish partially due
to the plastic-like texture. This year we get to paint on ceiling tiles
and l wanna make an improvement.
It is very simple. add some water to the paint. That will take
some of the shine out of it. Experiment with how much water you add to
find the look you like. I hope this helps.
Acrylic paint is a plastic & there is just enough of a satin
finish that it looks just like a glob of plastic when a drip of it dries
but this isn't why ur paintings look plastic-like. There is a difference.
What is making it look ''plastic'' is probably better described as
''flat.'' Flat painting means the forms in ur painting are not
convincingly real & three dimensional. Acrylic dries so fast. You paint an
area with a color & it dries before you paint the area next to it. This doesn't allow for blending & transparent effects which are necessary to represent how things really look. Try using an additive, called a medium in painting terms, that increases transparency & delays drying long enough to blend ur passages. http://goldenpaints.com/products/medsadds/index.php
Acrylic paint is plastic. That is why it is best suited to
paint on walls, ceilings etc.It is very VERSATILE & somewhat inexpensive.
There are however textures which you can add to the paint while painting
to change the end result some. I would also suggest painting with a lot of
value changes, such as shading in areas which you might have a tendency to
paint as a solid color.
Oil paint just takes too long to dry, is very expensive, & has quite a messy clean-up. However acrylic paint drys fast & is easily cleaned-up with water if you catch it before it drys. I would not look so much to change the type of paint as I would change my painting techniques.
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