Acrylic Paint

What are Acrylics?

They are paints that the pigments are suspended in a milky-white liquid plastic binder (acrylic resin) . High quality paints have a higher concentration of pigment dispersed in binder

Brief History of Acrylics?

Developed in the United States in the 1920's. Intended for industrial use until the late 1950's and early 1960's. The first artist to employ acrylic paint were the "Pop Artist"

Advantages of using Acrylics

Acrylics have a transparent property when thinned with water, and are opaque when mixed with white paint.

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