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What is the chief advantage of acrylic paint over oil paint?

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Acrylic paint dries quickly compare to oil paint..oil paint takes so much time to dry. Most of the Artist used Acrylic rather than oil because they don't want to stick in one painting
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1. It dries way faster compared to Oil colors. Giving the person less time to blend it well with other color. So, one need to be quicker while working with Acrlic colors and increase patience when working with oil colors. 2. Both colors can be used on various surfaces like canvas or mdf bases. 3. The...
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1. It dries way faster compared to Oil colors. Giving the person less time to blend it well with other color. So, one need to be quicker while working with Acrlic colors and increase patience when working with oil colors. 

2. Both colors can be used on various surfaces like canvas or mdf bases. 

3. The best point is Acrylic colors don't fade away or turn yellowish with time. Acrylic colors stay vibrant for ages. 

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Acrylic paints are highly pigmented and dry fast. They can be mixed with water or medium to dilute. Easy to fix the and repair the mistakes The colours stay bright and beautiful.
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Acrylic paint dries quickly compare to oil paint..oil paint takes so much time to dry. Most of the Artist used Acrylic rather than oil because they don't want to stick in one painting
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Acrylic paints are highly pigmented and dry fast. They can be mixed with water or medium to dilute. Easy to fix the and repair the mistakes The colours stay bright and beautiful.
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How do you lighten an acrylic painting?
You can mix some acrylic paint with a lighter color and medium and glaze over the dark color. White can make it look chalky though. Yellow or bright orange over red can make the red look lighter. Yellow over green will work
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How do I reuse dried acrylic paint?
You can revive dry Acrylic paint by mixing paint Revier that you can easily source online or from an Art store. Unless the paint is completely dry, in that care you can use the scrapes to create textured Art.
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Will acrylic paint fade over time?
acrylics won't fade in time, the colours will look the same now as they will in 200 years.
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i love to do paintings and wish to earn through my creativity but don't have knowledge how should i start and from where ,kindly suggest .
Hi, It's great you love and have the passion for painting but just that is not enough to earn through this. Your question itself shows that you are at a very early stage of your career, so I would suggest...
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