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Overusing Acrylics?
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Overhead transparencies are also known as acetates. I use them not only as palettes, but to rest my hand on when doing pastels so it doesn't smudge.
I suspect that the original poster of the subject is using too much water with her paint. Using acrylic medium with the painting instead of water, will make the paint stick better.
It is possible to remove some acrylic paint with Spirit Green, but it isn't really worth the effort. Gesso or more medium is better. I paint over old painting all the time.
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I’ve just dropped in from the PO website. I hope you are still around Amanda, your thread has diverted way off discussing your problem. I hope this bit of simple direct advice might help you.
Your too much fiddling is a common problem which we all tend to suffer from. Generally it’s a sign of indecision and I find it helps to have 3 -4 canvasses on the go. This way you are refreshed - by facing different problems with each picture and you might see the first when you come back to it in a new light.
As for preserving the grain of the canvas - this did not worry Van Gogh all you see on his surfaces are strong direct brush marks thickly applied. I suggest this direct method of applying paint is the way to go with Acrylic. Do persevere!
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Rather than blaming the community for going off topic lets just note that Amanda's count for forum visits hasn't gone up at all since I first posted on this thread. When asked to specify the problem more fully she hasn't done so and has not corrected the course of the conversation by giving any feedback on what has been said so far.
Logically the thread could never stay straight as an arrow while some people think her paint hasn't dried, some think she has over-thinned her paint with water, some think that the lack of texture on the canvas means while the pain is wet it is not being pulled off the brush smoothly and the original post has all but been forgotten...
If someone is truly interested in an answer they would be at least reading the thread, if not perhaps they were just letting off steam... so maybe if we wish to diversify into the vernacular lets discuss how to paint steam in a realistic fashion.
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My grounds for quoting what other people think is that I have read their comments where they elucidate what they are thinking. Of course they might be lying and don't really think what they have written but I have no reason to suppose that is the case.
It is hardly a technical question to answer whether she means "slippery when wet" or "the paint isn't drying" or "the paint doesn't stay on the canvas" I would hardly say that it is unreasonable to expect a first time poster to engage in conversation, and even less unreasonable to think that when someone asks a question they might log in over the next few days to read the responses.
The thread was taken over by people trying to offer advice about the OP's post and NOTHING came back, not a "thank you" not a "oh sorry that's not what I meant by slippery" not a "problem solved" Well done for sending her a private message, you clearly are more virtuous than we are.
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Thank-you for your reply about how you use medium/water, Syd. That is helpful, and as I join a local painting group on Monday mornings it is very timely. In the past I've tended to use either medium or water on its own but hadn't put the two together. Always something to learn from these discussions.
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