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Acrylic paint is an extraordinarily versatile artist medium. It can create a great range of texture and effects - from the thickest impasto to the most fluid palette knife and brushwork, up to the most transparent glazes and watercolor washes. Acrylics adhere to almost any surface - including unprimed linen, cotton, cardboard, wood, masonry, plaster, and stone.
Acrylic paints are extremely easy to handle - allowing great freedom for creative expression. They are fast drying - permitting "rapid" overpainting and allowing for the build up of multiple layers in one painting session. Acrylic paint thins with water and dries to a waterproof finish. Finally, when they are dry; acrylics produce a very tough permanent paint film that is stable, waterproof and extremely flexible, without any issues of compatibility. In addition, acrylic paints are generally less expensive than their oil counterparts making them more accessible to artists.
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