Can Water-Based Acrylic Craft Paint Be Thinned With Water?
Acrylic paints are fast-drying water-based pigments that can be used to create water-color-like paintings, or even artworks that look much like oil paintings. These looks are accomplished by thinning and mixing acrylic paints.
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Mixing Acrylics
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Acrylics may be mixed with water, or a water and acrylic-gloss-medium mixture in order to make a thin wash of color. These mixes should be performed on the palette and not on the painting's surface.
Glazes
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Water and acrylic paint glazes are areas of thinned, lightly tinted paint that have been painted on top of light-colored areas of a painting. Glazes help to add greater dimension to an artwork.
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Scumbles
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Scumbles are created when thinned acrylic paint is painted over darker sections of a painting. Scumbles give a painting a subdued and muted look. This look could not be accomplished without mixing acrylic paint with water.
Rich Color
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Thinning acrylic paint allows a painter to create several layers of rich color on a painting. Thinned acrylic dries faster than regular acrylic and has a soft appearance.
Experimentation
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Experimentation is the best way to achieve the right mixture of acrylic paint and water. Always add acrylic paint first onto a palette. Slowly add the water to the paint in small amounts.
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References
- Photo Credit Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of Linda Webb
