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Acrylic Theory and Practice Monotone Analogous

As you can see there is really no difference in theory. the difference is the medium, the material substance you are using. This is also to say, the look and feel of the substance. Acrylic is plastic. It is different than oil paint. Acrylic drys flat and matte. Additives can be added to make it fluid, thick, retard drying time and just about anything you want it to dry like including crackled surface effects. Oil is different in that its additives, though growing are more organic and fewer. Oil, almost any kind mixes with oil paint. De Kooning used mayo to increase the flow and catch of the paint. Turpentine, kerosene, safflower oil, fish oil, motor oil, whatever will evaporate and dry will work in some way. They are not always conducive to great lasting paintings but they have been tried. the Abstract Expression used to mix sign paints and house paints oil and early latex together. A lot of those paintings are now cracking and peeling off the canvas. Reading about De Kooning" s relationship with Leonard Boccour a famous paint manufacturer told me that at a time when artists were poor, the science of paint making and mixing became very important. Manufacturers were always talking to artists and giving them new paints to experiment with.