How to work with acryl colors?

In today's article, we focus on working with acryl colors. Acrylic colors are not a completely historical matter in the art world, they started to be used only from the second half of the previous century, but their popularity grew rapidly - they have a huge number of advantages and they also look really beautiful!

You will just meet acryl colors on our website NJPBN.com painting by numbers, where you can paint any painting from a wide range of works of art - all with the help of acrylic colors, which are mixed according to the needs of the selected image.

What are the advantages of acrylic paints? And how to work with them? You will learn all this in today's article!

Advantages of acryl colors:

• are one of the most used painting techniques
• it is possible to mix them with water
• once they dry, they become waterproof
• they are really easy to use
• the pigmentation is really amazing - they have great hiding power
• they dry quickly, so they prevent unwanted smearing and can be layered well
• the individual colors can be mixed
• suitable for use on multiple materials such as paper, canvas or wood
• thanks to the composition, only water and soap are enough to clean the brushes (you will avoid toxic solvents)

Tips for working with acryl colors:

Acryl colors are characterized by fast drying, so be careful and after painting wash the brush thoroughly with water to remove the remaining paint. Hardened acryl colors are waterproof so once dryied you can put the brushes in the trash. If you use more than one brush at a time, have a container of water ready where you can store a brush that you are not currently using to protect it from drying.
Also pay attention to the contact of acrylic paints with textile materials, these paints are very difficult to wash - consider choosing your clothes or buying and using a painting coat when working with them!

Sometimes the fast drying acrylic colors may be a disadvatige, always have a little clean water (ideally sprayed) or a damp piece of napkin on hand. There is also a so-called acrylic medium, which prevents premature drying.

In the end, you can spray your creation with a special spray varnish or paint it with a special paint with a brush - this treatment prevents fading and cracking of colors, it is not absolutely necessary, rather as an extra step that you can add to your painting.