Should I buy liquid gum arabic to give my acrylics a bit wetter & gives a look between watercolor & acrylics? Love your sailboat picture!! I’m still a beginner but practice helps.
Thanks so much for taking time to comment! I’m not sure about the liquid gum arabic but Golden brand has a lot of different paint mediums like Golden Open thinner, Golden Acrylic Wetting Agent and they also have fluid acrylic paint if you want to use a thinner acrylic paint. You can dilute the acrylic paint with water but that may make the colors less vibrant depending on the type of acrylic paint you use. I hope this help and thank you so much.😀
Of the products you mentioned (the water & acrylic “softener” both really lighten our colors so am trying to figure out which of the brands you mentioned (if possible) don’t lighten the colors or would have to mix same shade (not easy). One more question, do you use like sponges w parchment paper over & like a sealed “Tupperware” thing to keep colors on pallet still moist?? Tyvvm. Really trying to learn this medium as enjoy it very much.
@@appleknocker56 I used to use a sponge under the palette paper that came with my Mastersen “Stay Wet” palette but I don’t use it anymore because It got moldy. I typically paint in one sitting sometimes so I don’t have to keep my paints moist. If I get up and take a break and want to keep the paints moist I lightly spray a paper towel and put it on top of the paints until I return. I use plain old paper plates now but if you want to purchase a palette that keeps the paints moist try the Mastersen “Stay Wet” palette. Hope this helps.😀
Should I buy liquid gum arabic to give my acrylics a bit wetter & gives a look between watercolor & acrylics?
Love your sailboat picture!!
I’m still a beginner but practice helps.
Thanks so much for taking time to comment! I’m not sure about the liquid gum arabic but Golden brand has a lot of different paint mediums like Golden Open thinner, Golden Acrylic Wetting Agent and they also have fluid acrylic paint if you want to use a thinner acrylic paint. You can dilute the acrylic paint with water but that may make the colors less vibrant depending on the type of acrylic paint you use. I hope this help and thank you so much.😀
Of the products you mentioned (the water & acrylic “softener” both really lighten our colors so am trying to figure out which of the brands you mentioned (if possible) don’t lighten the colors or would have to mix same shade (not easy). One more question, do you use like sponges w parchment paper over & like a sealed “Tupperware” thing to keep colors on pallet still moist??
Tyvvm. Really trying to learn this medium as enjoy it very much.
@@appleknocker56 I used to use a sponge under the palette paper that came with my Mastersen “Stay Wet” palette but I don’t use it anymore because It got moldy. I typically paint in one sitting sometimes so I don’t have to keep my paints moist. If I get up and take a break and want to keep the paints moist I lightly spray a paper towel and put it on top of the paints until I return. I use plain old paper plates now but if you want to purchase a palette that keeps the paints moist try the Mastersen “Stay Wet” palette. Hope this helps.😀