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How do you tell the difference between oil and acrylic painting?

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That's a great question :) shows your attention to detail :) There is slight difference between these two, Oil paint blends well with different colors, the transition of the colors from one to one to smoother in oil painting, unlike acrylic painting.
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Drying Times. Acrylics dry fast while oils dry slowly. ... Texture. Regular acrylics don't create as much texture while oils are made for texture. ... Solvent. Acrylics use water as the solvent, which is thin paint and wash brushes. ... Varnish. ... Brushes. ... Palettes. ... Surface.
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  • Drying Times. Acrylics dry fast while oils dry slowly. ...
  • Texture. Regular acrylics don't create as much texture while oils are made for texture. ...
  • Solvent. Acrylics use water as the solvent, which is thin paint and wash brushes. ...
  • Varnish. ...
  • Brushes. ...
  • Palettes. ...
  • Surface.
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That's a great question :) shows your attention to detail :) There is slight difference between these two, Oil paint blends well with different colors, the transition of the colors from one to one to smoother in oil painting, unlike acrylic painting.
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This question has many different ways to answer: • first of all the base is different, to use oil paints mixture of 2 different oils is needed but in acrylic paints normal water is needed. • oil paints need sunlight to dry and takes around 12-24 hrs to get completely dry but acrylic paints...
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This question has many different ways to answer:

• first of all the base is different, to use oil paints mixture of 2 different oils is needed but in acrylic paints normal water is needed.

• oil paints need sunlight to dry and takes around 12-24 hrs to get completely dry but acrylic paints gets dry in maximum of 2-3 minutes.

• blending is much more easier in oil paints due to long dry duration 

• oil paints are expensive in comparison to acrylic paints 

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