acrylics, oils, or watercolors?

gymnast_girl_27 · 02-04-2002, 09:39 PM

what is your favorite kind of paint and why? personally I prefer oils because of their texture, but after ruining lots of clothes, I use acrylics a lot more

02-05-2002, 11:03 AM

Even though I hardly EVER do any painting, I'd have to say, Acrylics.

gymnast_girl_27 · 02-05-2002, 11:29 AM

I like acrylics because they dry so quickly... I have an oil that I am working on, and it's a layer painting... and the first layer has been drying for over 24 hours and it's STILL too wet to paint on... ugh...

gymnast_girl_27 · 02-05-2002, 11:29 AM

oh wait... actually... it's dry :-D never mind

02-05-2002, 05:37 PM

Silly, silly, silly........

gymnast_girl_27 · 02-05-2002, 05:40 PM

silly??

did you call me silly?!?!

thanks!

matnus · 02-05-2002, 07:41 PM

at school i really liked watercolours.

oils, charcoal always smudged cos i am a left-hander. Yes, a true artiste.

paint, i never got the hang of

Matt

Tracy · 02-06-2002, 06:34 PM

I do a bit of watercolor painting, various stuff in art class aside... never really got a chance to check out acrylic or oil yet, though, since I'm just getting started and don't have the money for anything but a cheapo (and lousy

) beginner's kit. Don't like watercolors too much though, except for painting skies or water.

Nomes · 02-10-2002, 11:08 PM

I love oils! Awesome fun to paint with, but they can get annoying.

My favourite medium to be working in, is actually water colour pastels! Caren Dache. AWESOME to work in!

I also love Caren Dache wax pastels! Really good and clear and bright and fun and you get a great finished product!

gymnast_girl_27 · 02-11-2002, 11:23 AM

pastels just do NOT work for me! I love the way they look when other people use them, but I can't seem to do it right.

yeah oils are great, but they do take FOREVER to dry... usually like 3 weeks for it to totally dry... and if you are doing a sky with blue and yellow... sometimes it turns green, lol... and they ruin clothes really bad!

so I guess I like acrylics the best I think although you are more limited with them.

Lilole`me · 04-05-2002, 12:09 AM

So far, I've really only worked with acrylics, but I have a feeling I'll like them best.

Matt, I'm left handed too!!!! :ksmile:

Oh, I'm getting a scanner soon, so I'll post my first painting and get input from ya'll on it

God's blessings,
Melissa

BlazeQ · 04-05-2002, 10:14 PM

Hey, is this the gathering of the left-handed? I'm left handed too. I don't paint with acrylics or oils but I have risen up to the level of colored pencils

BlazeQ

perhaps · 04-08-2002, 01:35 AM

Water colour

but i mostly paint in acrylics

gymnast_girl_27 · 04-09-2002, 12:39 PM

well since this thread started... I've switched to oils again. LOL. I always go back and forth don't I?

and I'm right handed...

hey Melissa I would love to see your painting!

ROXIO · 04-14-2002, 12:08 PM

Acrylics. Anyone ever heard of Jean Claude Gaugy? Cool stuff that inspires me. Here's tip: If you get Acrylic paint on something, even if it's already dried, just soak it in cold water and then put detergent on it. Leave like that for a while and keep it moist.