Acrylic

Pouring, glazing, texture and mediums: get the most from fast-drying, endlessly versatile acrylics.

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Revival of Colour with Opus Essentials Spring Colours

Embracing Spring's Palette: A Deep Dive into Opus Essential's Vibrant Colours As the canvas of nature transforms with the arrival of spring, so does the artist's palette. The spring features from the Opus Essential Colours range feature: Lavender, Leaf Green,...

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The Basics of Acrylic Paint with Amsterdam Acrylics

Find out all you need to know about acrylic paint in this extensive article! We’ll discuss what acrylic paint is, the benefits, how to get started, drying times (and how to influence them), colour shifts and other properties.

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Find Your Flow with Liquitex Acrylics

Find Your Flow with Liquitex's Four Colour Ranges Are your studio shelves stocked with Soft Body, but do you fancy experimenting with more texture? Or do you work thick and textured but occasionally want a smoother finish? No matter the...

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Experimenting with Texture using GOLDEN Acrylic Mediums

"Acrylic paints and mediums have shown themselves to be the best at enabling free-range exploration of texture in painting." Hey fellow artists! Isn't it amazing how we get lost in the magic of spreading paint across a canvas? The spark...

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How To Choose Acrylic Paints

There's a lot to learn about art supplies! Through this series of articles, our aim is to provide fundamental information to help you find the art supplies that best fit your goals. In this edition, we'll be covering how to...

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What is Acrylic Paint?

There’s no more versatile paint system in the world. Back in 1955, Liquitex was the world's first commercially available water-based acrylic made for artists. News of its huge scope, ease of use and reliable performance quickly spread and now acrylic...

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Quick Tips: Holbein Acryla Gouache

Holbein Acryla Gouache is a popular water-soluble acrylic gouache that we carry here at Opus Art Supplies. With the popularity, we get a lot of questions about this gouache. To help with some answers, we asked Opus Staff Lara Hjorthoy...

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Acrylic Compatibility: Formats That Work Together

Acrylic Heavy Body, Soft Body, Acrylic Ink, Basics... all acrylic, all very different, all 100% compatible. Liquitex Acrylic collections are designed so you can work with complete freedom. In this article, we learn more about the compatibility of acrylic paints...

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Paint a Geometric Panel with Cat Kerr

Be inspired by this imaginative project created by mixed-media artist Cat Kerr. Follow along this video from artist Cat Kerr & Royal Talens to create a colourful painting using Amsterdam Acrylic Paints.   In this video, mixed-media artist Cat Kerr...

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Sennelier Abstract: Innovative Acrylic

THIS IS ABSTRACT! HEAVY-BODY MULTI-MEDIA ACRYLIC PAINT | HIGH PIGMENT CONCENTRATION |ULTRA-TRANSPARENT, ULTRA-STRONG POUCH | WASTE FREE : USE EVERY LAST BIT OF PAINT MADE BY SENNELIER, FRANCE IMAGINE A WHOLE NEW WAY OF PAINTING!ONE THAT COMES IN A PACKAGING...

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