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Post by Lauren on Dec 10, 2005 4:58:41 GMT -5
As a beginner, I always thought that acrylics were easiest to start with and then I imagined that I would buy some oils once I'd mastered acrylics. Is this assumption correct, or would anyone say that oils are easier to master?
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Post by nelsonsantos on Dec 10, 2005 7:26:18 GMT -5
Oils are easier to master, acrylics are harder because of the its fastening dryness as oposite to oils wich time to rest the paint its advisable for 6 months though no one follows this rule, of course  |
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Post by horate on Dec 10, 2005 9:42:25 GMT -5
yea, acrilyc but oils are funny, anyway tempera or watercolor you could try first.
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Post by nelsonsantos on Dec 12, 2005 17:51:47 GMT -5
 didnt quite get your comment here Horate. |
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Post by horate on Dec 12, 2005 18:02:26 GMT -5
acrylic are more easy.
oils are funny to use, but most difficult.
tempera or gouache and watercolor are better for begin or introduce before the use of acrylic or oils.
but really i think first is to learn to draw and learn give shadows, lights, and volumes.this is the base.
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Post by corky on Dec 27, 2005 11:55:36 GMT -5
i think it depends on the project you're working on. for something very involved, maybe more realistic, oils are better. for design work, or illustrations that need to be reproduced many times, i'd go with gouache or acrylics, because of speed as well as smoothness with the colour. oils are fabulous, though, when you have a personal project that you want to take time with, and you want a more "textured" look to it.
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Post by Lauren on Feb 25, 2006 13:11:46 GMT -5
Am I right in thinking that with acrylics it's best to start with light colours and build up darker as needed, but with oils you can do light-dark or dark-light and it won't really matter?
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didnt quite get your comment here Horate.
