I have just been using Crown Quick Dry Satin and it was rubbish. I like
Crown paints (trade), however as the paint was on 'special' this month I
thought I'd give it a go. The can with most of the paint is going back
Monday.
Painting 6 panel doors, skirting and architraves. It goes off far too fast,
cannot lay it off. Opacity similar to a 'budget' chain store emulsion. It
leaves shaddows therefore will need a second coat.
It was over a previously painted surface - spot primer undercoated (Crown
trade acrylic) damaged areas - then the whole surface single coat of primer
undercoat.
The finishing coat thoroughly stirred was like applying a thick emulsion
with a low pigment content. (Similar to a budget emulsion). Time is far
more costly than the material and basically I have just wasted my time.
Looking at the Youtube 'professional' demonstrating the paint on a 6 panel
door - not impressed at all. Look closely and even his demo' the paint look
crap.
I am an amateur and have been using this product for years
............................... In my opinion it is excellent! I find it
very easy to apply with a brush or gloss roller and it does not have an
unpleasant smell. Best of all ............ it stays white!
Marketing these paints as non yellowing probably the one and only positive
point. Poor finish on all water based products and poor durability.
Certainly not for amateur use they wouldn't be able to get it on quick
enough
Can't beat oil based in my opinion even though with the new VOC 2010 the
oil based stuff isn't as good as it used to be it's still way better in my
opinion.
His breathless because he never stops for breath.
Blending acrylic paint (red through yellow)
In this simple painting demonstration you will learn how to blend acrylic paint. A smooth gradation from red to yellow will be created using acrylic paint and a ...
So it's more of a dry brushing technique in acrylic as opposed to
watercolour or oil where you would use the solvent to bled two colours
lying close together?
+Aaron Carson I try to use my paint as pure as possible as the stickiness of the oil paint blends better that way, even when blending small areas. Sometimes if the paint feels to viscous for the smallest of brushes I will add a tiny bit of medium to increase the paint flow, but I never use thinner for these purposes. I'm sure other folks have their techniques but I have found that thinned paint moves too much and actually makes precise blending harder. It's counter intuitive I know.
+Aaron Carson Actually, I'm laying the paint on really thick. It's the heaviness of the paint that makes it blendable. I do the same for oil paints too.
+Anna Link That's the painter's blue tape you find at the hardware store. As long as the paint is not too watery and you mind your brushstrokes it won't bleed.
Super helpful! My teen boys and I have started painting on the weekends to
do something together that we all enjoy. This willreally help them achieve
the look they want! Thanks again!
+Mitchell Harper Not sure what material this vape pen is but I can tell you from experience that air brushing or spraying in general is definitely the best way to paint any 3-D object especially when you want smooth gradients between colors.You can mask out areas to control the over spray.As far as top coats is concerned...for something simple, cheap and "off the shelf"I've had good results sealing acrylics with lacquer (test of course) although it yellows a wee bit. I've also worked with oil painting varnishes (naturally if you follow my blog) and two-part automotive clears which are the most durable when heat cured.