Oil Painting vs. Acrylic Painting: Differences in Technique
RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu and Art Prof Teaching Artist Alex Rowe discuss all of the differences between oil and acrylic paint in great depth, as well as their similarities.
It’s essential for any artist who paints to know what the technical differences are between oil and acrylic paint. The dry time varies tremendously, the solvents and mediums are completely different, oil painting has safety hazards to be aware of, while acrylic painting does not have any.
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TIME STAMPS
00:12 Dry time
00:46 Benefits of acrylic
00:56 Hazards of oil
03:13 Slowing/Extending dry time
03:35 Choosing colors
05:09 Black paint
06:05 White paint
06:47 Palette knives
08:14 Painting mediums
09:10 Oil brushes vs. acrylic brushes
10:24 Thumbnail sketches
11:36 Sketching in pencil or paint
13:03 Painting in layers
13:59 Painting takes patience
14:42 Painting with a cotton rag
15:47 “Fat over lean”
17:05 Clean up
17:45 Silicoil brush cleaning tank
20:10 Student grade, pro grade paint
22:31 Poor quality supplies
23:01 Brush techniques
24:04 Getting started with painting
25:42 There’s no wrong way to paint
26:52 Bloopers
RELATED PAINTING TUTORIALS
Intro to Oil Painting, Part 1: https://youtu.be/dPw8J2G7cqI
Intro to Oil Painting, Part 2: https://youtu.be/YyzyeAZI9sI
Intro to Acrylic Painting: https://youtu.be/CFULyTf-RzM
Mixed Media Acrylic Painting: https://youtu.be/mH8PdNzNNKA
Intro to Gouache Painting: https://youtu.be/0I7DnrfskI0
How to Make a Glass Palette for Oil & Acrylic Painting: https://youtu.be/ShpJ-kXbNYU
How to Stretch a Canvas & Prepare Surfaces for Painting: https://youtu.be/zXXPvJPP6oY
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Clara Lieu is an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu a received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.
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