3/10/2019

All About Acrylic Paint And Renaissance Acrylic Paintings

By Scott Ward


Art has long been a staple in the human enterprise. Indeed, it is something that gets upped and innovated each and every time. However, even with the invention of new ways of doing things and some such developments and innovations, there is no bringing back the Golden Age of centuries past. That is already an erstwhile concern, however, with renaissance acrylic paintings.

Acrylic paints are relatively new inventions. To be more specific, they were a twentieth century innovation. However, they are bettered and refined with each passing year, causing this media to be a significantly successful commercial paint. That makes it worthy to be used in whole hosts of genres, even the Renaissance greats.

When acrylic first came into public consciousness, it was seen as something akin to a cheap alternative. That is because when they were first developed, they were starchy and chalky. When they dried, they appeared matte, and that tended to affect the perception of their color and vibrancy. As it is, acrylics of the past were really lacking in pigment, and the naysayers were true in saying that it was an unserious alternative.

Acrylic Painting went on the art world stage during the heyday of popular movements like pop art, photorealism, and abstract expressionism. It seemed then that nothing could give these newfangled forms more justice than the unique and vibrant acrylic paint. In general, it is clamored for in Art that calls for the use of distinct lines and hard edged 2D images.

When wet, acrylic is greatly soluble. It is easily removed with water, and they are not problematic to removed from the skin and the paintbrushes. Contrast that with high maintenance hydrocarbons, which often require tinges of hydrocarbons. When it comes to user friendliness and versatility, nearly nothing beats the over qualifications of acrylics.

What often draws artists to this paint is because its easily manipulated. Everything from its texture to its consistency is greatly controllable. Moreover, t is comprehensive and versatile. Depending on how skilled you are in incorporating mediums, like thinners, thickeners, or some such additives, you can get the acrylic to mimic the qualities of other paints. You may even control seemingly independent qualities, like the drying time, so long as you add in a retarder. You may also regulate the pigment so that its appears thick, glazed, matte, glossy, whatever it is you are out for.

That said, although acrylics are very much beginner friendly, quite a lot of skillful understanding is needed in certain aspects, like handling mediums, additives, and doing certain techniques. You will have to have a thorough understanding of luster, viscosity, texture, coverage, and the time dependent behaviors of paint.

It can be sourced either inside jars or in tubes. Consider portability, convenience, and of course, your budget. There are even fluid acrylics that come in plastic squeeze bottles that have drippers or screw tops. In each of these containers, there are different consistencies and thicknesses. Tube acrylics are generally viscous and more akin to oil. Those in jars are usually thicker, but they even out once you apply them on the palette or else pitch in the fillers.

Acrylics many great qualities and features have rendered it very much admirable to other artists and general art enthusiasts. Therefore, they machinated ways and means whereby old masterpieces are merged well with new master mediums. Certain Renaissance works have been remade and re imagined for the benefit of those who are angling for new ways of seeing and appreciating things, making most of the classic works with innovative and better ways.




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