What is the medium used for acrylic paint?

In addition to water, acrylic paint The effect of some special blenders (medium agents) is the same as that of some oil painting blenders: some can dilute the paint, some can increase the transparency of the paint, and can also be done after the painting is dry. For glazing.

Gloss agent and matte agent: can be used to mix paints when painting (less commonly used) You can also apply gloss to the screen after it dries (commonly used). The effects are to increase the brightness of the screen and to reduce the brightness of the screen (that is, reflectivity). In fact, it has the same effect as glossy oil and matte oil in oil painting. Moreover, oil painting bright (matt) varnish can also be used to polish dried acrylic paintings, but acrylic paint polishes should not be used to polish oil paintings.

Slow drying agent (sustained release agent): becauseacrylic Pigmentsdry relatively quickly, so the purpose of this medium is to slow down the drying of the paint. White spacer glue: In fact, this is a special medium for watercolor painting. Because acrylic paint can also express the effect of watercolor painting, it can also be used on acrylic paint that is relatively diluted.

The main thing is to cover some places in the picture that do not need paint, dry Finally, erase the white glue with an eraser, and the paint attached to the glue will also be erased. This plays the role of whitening, thus causing certain parts of the picture to have a highlight effect. Acrylic base: used for base. It is also a pretty good base material for oil paintings. Sculpting paste (texture paste): used for texture effects, and is also a very good texture material for oil paintings.

So-called gel and liquid media There may not be any difference in their functions, but some gel media can also be used to express oil painting techniques, especially the thick coating method using a painting knife. The effect of watercolor and water oil painting is to paint directly with pigments…or thick coating