| Acrylic paint comes in a tube, just like oil paint. | | | | an oil painting. |
| However, sinceacrylic paint is water-based | | | | Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint containing |
| meaning it dissolves in water instead ofoil-based | | | | pigment suspended inan acrylic polymer resin. |
| meaning you need to dissolve it in oil or | | | | Different from oil painting as watercolor isdifferent |
| turpentine, it'smuch easier to clean up after. You | | | | from oil painting. There are techniques, which are |
| can soak your brushes and clean yourhands in | | | | availableonly to acrylic painters, and there are also |
| plain tap water, instead of smelly and flammable | | | | restrictions, which areunique to acrylic painting. |
| chemicals. | | | | Acrylic paints can achieve an oil-paint-like effect, |
| Another advantage to acrylic paint is that it dries | | | | and do so inmuch less time. Applied to look like oil |
| much faster thanoil paint usually overnight. If | | | | paints, acrylics are somewhatlimited due to the |
| you're working on a painting that needsto be done | | | | superior color range of oil paints, and the factthat |
| on time, that's important. Acrylic paint was | | | | acrylic dry to a shiny, smooth. |
| developed as awater-based alternative to | | | | Acrylics paints are sometimes used in place of |
| traditional oil paints. | | | | watercolors becauseacrylics dry closer to the |
| Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but | | | | desired color slightly darker, usually,while |
| become water-resistantwhen dry. Depending on | | | | watercolors dry lighter and often unpredictably, |
| how much the paint is diluted with water, | | | | especially forbeginning artists. |
| thefinished painting can resemble a watercolor or | | | | |