My husband recently signed me up for a 2 hour painting class, to help me kickstart my painting projects again (and also to give himself 2 uninterrupted hours playing video games). When it comes to art, I have always been a Jill of all media, and this class was the perfect opportunity for me to dabble in a new media - acrylics!
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| Berger daisies - Acrylic on canvas |
I had heard of all the pros of acrylics before and always wanted to try. But I had also heard of how quickly it dries up, and wondered if this was a media for me. I am pleased to report that I did indeed enjoy working with acrylics. It dries up faster than oils, but not so fast that you cant work with it. While an oil painting would take weeks to completely dry and progress layer by layer, acrylics reduce that process to a matter of days. And the fact that you don't have to put up with smelly paint thinners (acrylics are water based) is a huge plus!
I will definitely try acrylics again. That is, once I am through all the watercolour and oil painting projects I promised my husband ;)
