Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Acrylic vs. oil

Since I am nearing completion of an acryilic painting after painting with oil for a while, I wanted to make a comparison table.


AcrylicOil
Great for flat solid areasGreat for smooth blending
Flat, "plasticy" look"Creamy" look
Completely non-toxicCan start getting toxic with all of the solvents, cadmium, cobalt, etc.
Requires multiple coats to cover fullyCovers decently
Paint flows wellPaint is somewhat "sticky"
Paint is easy to modify with various additivesOil and solvents can be added to modify paint
Dries within 90 seconds on the palleteStays wet for over a day
Better if the subject your are painting has a wide variety of color areasBetter if the subject is a single color

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