| Painting as a profession is considered to be one of | | | | completely waterproof so in case once they are |
| the most adorable professions. One of the most | | | | dried there is no scope that you can remove the |
| common questions which many people or the | | | | paint. It is also a difficult scenario to remove from |
| painters face is that what type of paint they | | | | the brush once it is dried. |
| should use. The different options which are | | | | Oil paintings: Another very impressive method or |
| available are oil paintings, acrylics, water colors and | | | | the mode of paintings is that of the oil painting, |
| pastels. Well this article will deal in handling one of | | | | wherein they do not dry very quickly and thus |
| the most unique problems as to what kind of | | | | paves much time to work and more scope for |
| paint should you use. And I am going to deal with | | | | blending. Once the oil paintings are dried they can |
| this problem by making you aware with the | | | | be painted again and this would not disturb the |
| benefits and disadvantages of each of the | | | | underlying layers. Another important and very |
| method of paints and this in turn will help you | | | | attractive feature is that there is wide variety of |
| decide with which method you will have to go for. | | | | color options available with oil paintings and such a |
| Acrylics: Some of the few benefits which you can | | | | range of colors is not offered by any of the |
| get with the acrylics are that they dry very | | | | modes of painting. You also have very rich and |
| quickly and the acrylic paints can be either mixed | | | | deep colors which maintain their intensity even |
| with water or any other medium. The brushes | | | | after they are dried. |
| which are used for acrylics are that these brushes | | | | Some of the demerits which the oil paintings have |
| can be easily cleaned with water. And once the | | | | are that they take very long time to dry. As |
| paint is dried again the other layers can be applied | | | | they dry very hardly you will have to wait for |
| over it without disturbing the layers which lies | | | | several months before the painting can be |
| beneath it. It is water resistant and it provides a | | | | varnished. When working with oil paintings you can |
| good option as to it can be used very thickly like | | | | work on many paintings simultaneously because |
| oils and it can even be used for thin washes like | | | | of the excessive time they take to dry. As far |
| the water color. | | | | as brush which is used in oil painting is considered |
| While on the other hand there are some factors | | | | it can be cleaned only with spirit. |
| which would stop you from using the acrylics like | | | | Ben Jonson is a Copywriter of |
| for the fact acrylics dry very quickly, however | | | | He had written many articles in various topics. For |
| the working time can be increased by mixing a | | | | more information visit: Make New Techniques of |
| retarding medium to the paint or you can also | | | | Painting. |
| spray water on the paintings. Acrylics are | | | | |