Paints

Acrylic paints are extremely popular. With them you can create amazing images with different textures. Acrylic paints allow you to achieve many different effects for example, spatial effect. Acrylic painting is an alternative to oil painting and is much more convenient than watercolor or gouache. Painting with acrylic paints is easier and gives the possibility of full color mixing.

What are acrylic paints?

Acrylic paints are water-based paints whose binder is acrylic resin. The first such paints to be developed required the use of chemical solvents. Current acrylic paints are water-soluble, permanent and indelible once dry. Such paint should include pigments and a binder. Sometimes, those of lower quality will contain fillers. To begin with, it is worth opting for cheaper paints to gain practice and brush up on your skills.

Acrylic paints are divided into several consistencies, which depends on the type of acrylic resin in the composition. The most dense are the so-called Heavy Body paints. Less dense ones are Fluids, and the most liquid ones that are suitable for airbrushing are High Flow.

Acrylic paints are also available in other versions. In spray form, they work well for artists, for example, street art. Some of them remain wet after being applied to the surface. This allows you to make adjustments as you go along. In addition, there are also acrylic markers. They are dedicated more to larger surfaces such as plastic, glass or wood. They are characterized by high resistance to sunlight. You can also paint with them, however, the effect will be different than with classic paints.

Our online store offers

Our store also offers neon and metallic acrylic paints. Neon paints glow when exposed to UV light. It is water-based, non-toxic and odorless. Covers most surfaces such as paper, plaster, wood and fabric. It is waterproof and can be mixed with other colors in the series. Drying time is a minimum of one hour. Metallic paint also is non-toxic and odorless, waterproof and dries a minimum of one hour. It is available in several colors that can be mixed with each other.

In addition, we also have primers that are suitable for complete coverage and a matte effect. It is designed for metal, plastic and glossy surfaces. It can be mixed with water and dries quickly.

If one is interested in creating vintage matte surfaces then a great product would be Antique Vintage Gesso. Suitable for creating a multicolor effect between layers. This thick paint contains lumps of different thicknesses and sizes, so it does its job perfectly. To get better results it is necessary to apply several layers and preparations. Its drying time is about 12 hours.

Acrylic paints have a very wide range of applications. They can be used to paint on canvas, wood, glass and even metal. To paint with such paints we will need special tools which are - flat and round brushes, spatulas, sub-paintings, palettes and painting media and admixtures.