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Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics?
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I've been wanting to get into acrylic painting as a hobby and am looking for the best available material to practice painting on.  What are my options?  Obviously I don't want to buy a new expensive canvas every time I want to practice my techniques.  Any advice is appreciated.


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I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin. :lol:

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Re: Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics? [Re: SuperD]
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cardboard.


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Re: Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics? [Re: auxiliary]
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Craft stores (or Walmart) sell sketchbooks with acrylic appropriate paper. They're pretty cheap, too. Like less than $5, and have atleast 20 sheets in each.


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Re: Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics? [Re: SuperD]
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The medium is the acrylics, I think you mean the ground, which is what you paint on.

In all honesty oils blend WAY better and tend to produce nicer hues IME.

If you use acrylics, add some gloss and retardant to it so that it has a nice shine and dries slower.

Cardboard is a fun ground, also wood panels work very well, and are more durable.


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Re: Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics? [Re: Cactusdan]
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Ground is the word I was looking for, thanks.  Didn't know what to call it.  Anyway, oils are much messier and harder to work with aren't they?  I can't just blend colors so quickly with oils before I rinse the brushes, or am I mistaken?


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Manoa said:
I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin. :lol:

Looking for Rauhocereus riosaniensis seeds or live specimen(s), :pm: me if you have any for trade

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Re: Best, cheapest practice medium for acrylics? [Re: SuperD]
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Oils are indeed messier, but I wouldn't say harder to work with.

They're a lot smoother.

Not sure I get your last question.

IME oils blend together much easier and tend to producer nicer hues when mixed, I find acrylics to get muddy-looking easier.

They do, however, require paint thinner or something similar to clean the brushes.

I like the bars of artist soap personally.


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