posted on March 18, 2006 03:41:04 PM
Both can be on canvas. Oils have a deeper color dimension, acrylics have a flatter 'plastic look'. Oils take longer to dry, allowing more time for the artist to work with the colors. I think acrylic colors tend to be brighter than oils.
posted on March 19, 2006 04:55:30 AM
Lady -- Oils are very thin in texture so when one paints, the paint tends to flatten out on the canvas. Acrylics are thick so when one paints, the paint tends to leave lumps and bumps. A painting in acrylics will have alot of texture on the surface, but one in oils will not. Plus, because oils take longer to dry, any texture will be "rounded". Acrylics dry quickly (unless the artist uses an extender to keep the paint open), and when the paint dries the texture will be sharper or have points.
I don't know if this makes sense ... It's hard to explain!
posted on March 19, 2006 01:14:55 PM
"A painting in acrylics will have alot of texture on the surface, but one in oils will not. "
NOT so. Oils can be very textured depends on technique used. Most oil paintings I have seen are very textured surface where acrylics are not... Look at the oils done with strickly a palet knife.
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posted on March 19, 2006 02:10:48 PM
I agree with irked on this. I have a huge 6 foot by 4 foot oil painting hanging in my house and it had a extremely rough textured surface. It was painted this way on purpose to give it depth. According to the artist that painted it for me he said he does this technique in multiple different layers to give it the texture he is looking for. The paint is so thick in some parts because he actually uses a putty knife in some places to apply the paint. I also have another smaller oil painting I had done when I was in Panama. It to has a extremely rough textured surface. Once again to produce a perception of depth.
I'm no painting expert but I know oil painting's can have extremely rough uneven surfaces.
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posted on March 19, 2006 02:23:25 PM
The only paintings I've ever seen that I know for sure were oils were in a Chicago Museum and they wouldn't let me touch any.
I have two painting to list and they make you say which it is. Does it matter?
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