Have you ever wondered, “Can I use paint thinner for oil painting?” Many artists find themselves facing this question, especially when they want to achieve a smoother, thinner consistency in...
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Because olive oil is a non-drying oil, it will react with your canvas, oxidize and develop a film over your painting. Therefore, you cannot use olive oil to thin oil paint. Unlike...
When it comes to protecting acrylic paintings from sunlight, dust and moisture, you want to know which sealant will hold the fort. You can use fixative on acrylic paint at the...
Unfortunately, spontaneous combustion is not an unrealistic concern with oil paint. Unless you carefully store the paper towels and rags that you use to clean your brushes, they can spontaneously...
"Why is oil painting so hard?" If you're a fledgling oil painter, particularly one who mainly has experience working with only acrylics and watercolors so far, this might be a question you're asking...
Can you paint Bob Ross style with acrylics? You can paint Bob Ross’ wet-on-wet style using acrylics. But because acrylic dries quickly, you must work fast if you don’t have a retarder on hand....