Angry Duck Studio

MRing's artistic endeavors and his insightful opinions thereon.

Painting Materials

If anyone reading this is interested in painting with acrylics, here are my opinions on materials:

Brushes:

Round - Isabey Isacryl
Flat - Robert Simmons Titanium, followed closely by Isabey Isacryl
I don't really use Filberts - they tend to be more expensive and I don't see the point.
And when I say Flat, I include Brights, too. Same thing really. I do generally prefer the shorter Bright bristles though.
Quality brushes DO make a difference!
Clean the good ones with Mona Lisa pink soap.

Supports:

Right now I prefer stretched canvas. Small works on thin profile (like 3/4"), larger on thicker profile (like 1 1/2").
Yupo's fun sometimes, but harder for alla prima. Use less paint!

Paint:

Golden is my favorite. Heavy body or liquid. They vary in gloss and transparency by color. That's a good thing for my style of painting, IMHO. Expensive. Sturdy caps (sounds stupid but actually it's important).
M. Graham. I love their deep, transparent reds, blues and yellows. Wimpier caps than Golden, though.
Tri-Art. Sometimes a better deal than Golden, especially for Nickel Azo and deep organic stuff. Also good for interference colors, maybe better than Golden. Wimpy caps.
Liquitex. Great strong Pop colors. Consistent semi-gloss sheen. I more often end up with cement gray goo when mixing Liquitex colors, though. Maybe it's just me. Wimpy caps. Look for a great deal on the 16 pack at Dick Blick.
Dick Blick brand. Good enough for standard colors and great deal on iridescent gold and silver! Wimpy caps.

I hope this was informative!

posted by MRing # 9/13/2007 09:17:00 AM

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