oil is so intersting it takes time 2 dry not as the acrylic does and u mix the colors using oil not water and truapantine oil 2 wash the brushes oil paintings takes time to be finishI have never painted with oil paint before. How is it different from acrylic?
Both are cool. Like the others have said. Oil is smoother, takes longer to dry, which can be beneficial. It depends on what type of piece you're painting. If you want to use masking techniques or others that require paint to dry quicker, I'd use acrylic. It's cool to accumulate both over time so you'll have the options.
Easy Answer: Drying Time and Texture.
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Oil paint doesn't muddy up as quick. If you use the wet on wet technique, you can 'erase' mistakes by scrubbing the area until the liquid white underneath dilutes the color. Also, you really don't have to have great drawing skills. just get the perspective and general shape and fill in with color adjusting as subject matter warrants. good luck!!
Takes a lot longer to dry, so you can still adjust it long after acryllic would have dried.
It's a lot messier and takes longer to dry. Cleanup of brushes is more complicated. For my mural shown on my Avatar, I used oil paint, because it lasts longer outdoors.
Oil painting is harder from acrylic because it dries faster, but it is more versatile. Because of the drying time you can adjust the painting longer but it also harder to remeber the original ideas for such a long time. Oils mix a lot better than acrylics and therre are more choices in colors and manufacturers.
Oil paint is fun. It leaves a shine on the canvas. Make sure that its well mixed because the pigment sinks to the bottom. It will dry really slow and will run if you're not careful.
First of all oil paint takes longer to dry unless you mix some kind of drying agent with it. Second it is more forgiving once dry you can paint completely over a piece no matter how dark the colors. It also tends to last longer then acrylic. It stains clothing so you should be careful and in some cases can be toxic. I prefer to paint with oils because you can get effects you cannot really pull of with acrylic. You can make creamy transparency, rich layers, and other cool effects. It tends to be a bit on the expensive side though.
Acrylic is water based and dries quickly, even as you paint. Oil Dries more slowly, sometimes it takes several days for an oil painting to dry depending on the colors used, giving you the opportunity to paint wet on wet. There are many other techniques available to oil painters which acrylic painters cannot use. This is not to say that Acrylic painting is inferior. It just requires the painter to use different techniques. Oil paintings can also be made matte or glossy depending on the medium used, ie; linseed oil, linquin etc.
For me, the best advantage of acrylic is in the clean-up. No nasty smelling solvents poisening up my work space. Either way, don't try to save money by buying cheap brands. If you don't get that smooth, buttery texture, you'll find yourself pushing pigment around the canvass more that you will be laying down the color where you want it. In the early days, (1960s) acrylics felt like painting with melted crayons. Modern paints are much better.
You may like oil painting, but be prepared for a much more labor intensive set up and clean up.
The difference between oil paint and acrylyc?
well oil seems to spread around the page more than acrylyc.
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