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Musings from the heART

Acrylic Paint Color Wheel and comparison

3/4/2019

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All acrylic paints are not created equal.  Golden Fluid Acrylic paints have been my go to since 2015 through a little accident that I didn't feel the shop owner should have pay for.  Yep, I opened a bottle of paint and gave it a little squeeze. 'Blurped'  it all over the lid, now who would want to buy 

​2 oz of used paint for $7.  So I paid for my new paint, took it home and applied it to my Gelli Plate.  Talk about serendipity, this paint spread ultra thin, was translucent making absolutely glorious mono-prints (check out the Mono Print Birds).  ​​Fast forward to 2019 and I'm preparing to teach an introductory acrylic painting class.  By now I have painted hundreds of paintings using my beloved paints but what paint should I use for an introductory class and how do these relatively expensive paints compare to other brands and types of acrylic paints? 
​All acrylic paints are not created equal.  Golden Fluid Acrylic paints have been my go to since 2015 through a little accident that I didn't feel the shop owner should have pay for.  Yep, I opened a bottle of paint and gave it a little squeeze . 'Blurped'  it all over the lid, now who would want to buy 2 oz of used paint for $7.  So I paid for my new paint, took it home and applied it to my Gelli Plate.  Talk about serendipity, this paint spread ultra thin, was translucent making absolutely glorious mono-prints (check out the Mono Print Birds).  ​​Fast forward to 2019 and I'm preparing to teach an introductory acrylic painting class.  By now I have painted hundreds of paintings using my beloved paints but what paint should I use for an introductory class and how do these relatively expensive paints compare to other brands and types of acrylic paints? 
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