13 Facts About Acrylic paint

Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps.

The synthetic Acrylic paint was first used in the 1940s, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolor.

People who make such models use acrylic paint to build facial features on dolls or raised details on other types of models.

Wet acrylic paint is easily removed from paintbrushes and skin with water, whereas oil paints require the use of a hydrocarbon.

When dry, acrylic paint is generally non-removable from a solid surface if it adheres to the surface.

Acrylic paint contains surfactants that can pull up discoloration from a raw canvas, especially in transparent glazed or translucent gelled areas.

Vehicle and binder of oil paints is linseed oil, whereas acrylic paint has water as the vehicle for an emulsion of acrylic polymer, which serves as the binder.

The rapid drying of acrylic paint tends to discourage blending of color and use of wet-in-wet technique as in oil painting.

Meanwhile, acrylic paint is very elastic, which prevents cracking from occurring.

Acrylic paint's binder is acrylic polymer emulsion – as this binder dries, the paint remains flexible.

Acrylic paint can be cleaned out of a brush with any soap, while oil paint needs a specific type to be sure to get all the oil out of the brushes.

Biggest difference is that acrylic paint is opaque, whereas watercolor paint is translucent in nature.

Acrylic paint should be cleaned with soap and water immediately following use.