Modern Fine Art Painting - Oil Painting Vs Acrylic Painting

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Painting can show the true talent and skills of an artist. Thus, the medium to be used must fit to the skills and talents of the artist. Oil paints and Acrylic paints are good mediums in which you can choose from. Each of these mediums has its own advantage and disadvantage. A great artist can just adjust to the medium he is using but still if he does not master the medium he can still have difficulties and may even result to an artwork that has of no value to the artist.

An artist should know what technique, style and medium is fitted to him and painting is so much organized that you must take consideration of the time and materials being used. Oil paint is a traditional medium and is basically powder pigments mixed with clear linseed oil. Oil paints take much time to dry but still it is favorable for those beginners. 

Mixing colors through oil paint are advantageous because of the time it takes to dry up, it is perfect for mixing different shades and for the artist to have that time to decide whether the color is enough or not. Before a painting can dry up, the artist can decide what to adjust and edit.  Moreover, oil paint is unique for the luminescent drama that can be seen on a finished product. Oil paints had been known to be the best medium for painters.

Acrylic paint on the other hand, unlike oil paint, is considered as a new medium. With the characteristic that it dries quickly, it is best for having different layers to a painting.Acrylic paint is mainly powder pigments which are mixed with a liquid acrylic plastic medium. You do not have to wait for an hour or more to have the finished product. You can just add a layer, and another and another and an artwork can be finished with just a small amount of time. 

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In using acrylic paint, you need to plan ahead before making your artwork because you will only have a limited time to decide on what color to add and to blend. If using acrylic paint take note that you should plan ahead and you must have a fast decision making to bring out the best results.

For some artists, they can use both acrylic paint and oil paint. They use acrylic paint first as primers for their backgrounds or outlines and for some they use oil paints first to know which spaces should be filled by acrylic paint. Either way, any combination could be used. With training and a creative mind, your strokes can be as good as the best known artists of all times.

By the way, all our artists use quality oil painting and cotton canvas for making your favorite paintings that you can see in our collections. Our paintings include all major varieties in the modern artwork including abstract art, metal wall art, cityscape paintings, canvas art, spatula artwork and much more.