3 Reasons: Why Acrylic Paints are Better than Oil Paints

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3 Reasons Why Acrylic Paints are Better than Oil
Paints
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• If you consider yourself ARTISTICALLY INCLINED,
  then this article can help you out a lot. A
  beginner can perform various kinds of experiments
  using acrylic paints due to some qualities they
  possess. However, most beginners are surprised
  when they discover that painting is much easier
  than drawing.

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What are acrylic paints?

• They are water-based paints, which are composed
  of pigmented particles scattered in a synthetic
  resin emulsion. In painting, acrylic paints are
  considered to be beginner-friendly. Oil paints
  are high-maintenance paints with additional
  solvents for cleanup, which makes them more
  expensive. These paints comprises of three main
  components which are
• PIGMENT (organic, inorganic, natural and
  synthetic granular solids are used for
  pigmentation)
• BINDER (the acrylic polymer is used as a binder)
  and
• VEHICLE (water is used as a vehicle and can be
  modified with acrylic gel or paste)
• Now, having some knowledge about acrylic paint,
  lets discuss 3 reasons why we prefer them over
  oil paint.
• Suggested Read Acrylic Paint Origin And Making

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Reasons of choosing acrylic paints over oil paints

• Usage of simpler apparatuses
• As oil-based paints are known as
  high-maintenance paints. The apparatuses to
  begin oil painting are expensive and complex to
  adapt in your first go. On the other hand, in
  this painting type, you will need four simple and
  easy to find tools for you to get started with
  painting the paint itself, a brush, water poured
  in a cup, and a clean surface.

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• Grip on its viscosity and texture
• The malleability aspect is an essential element
  in this type of paint. Mixing this paint type
  with water changes its thickness. To make it
  thick less water is added and to make it thin
  more water is used.

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• Elimination of hurdles
• As compared to acrylic paints,  oil paints have a
  strong scent. To use oil paints, you need to make
  sure that the room or the space is ventilated.
  These paints use chemicals like turpentine and
  mineral spirits, and if a room has no proper
  ventilation, it could sometimes get suffocated.
• Acrylic paints are not harmful as they are
  Water-Based. They are easy to use and come in
  handy. If we look at the cost of both the paints,
  acrylics are much cheaper.

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Factors to keep in mind before buying acrylic
paints

• To have better quality paint, you need to know
  the following things before selecting the brand
  or product which are mentioned below.
• Quality
• A beginner can choose between two types. One is
  student quality and second is artistic quality
  professional paint. The main difference between
  both of them is the use of pigment ratio as
  artistic paint colors are more vibrant than
  student quality paint. Out of both of them,
  Student quality is cheaper than artistic quality
  paint. 
• Color
• There are a huge number of colors available in
  the market for acrylics. For a beginner a
  suitable option is to choose a basic acrylic
  paint palette which will not only be an
  economical choice but also you will have basic
  colors to start your painting practice with.
  Usually a set of 12 acrylic colors is suitable
  for beginners to use.
• Also Read Five Basic Watercolour Painting
  Methods For Beginners

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• Viscosity
• Speaking of the thickness, there are two types of
  consistency. First is heavy-body acrylic paint
  that has a buttery thickness which makes mixing
  of colors easier and blends perfectly. Second is
  the fluid acrylics which are relatively thinner
  and are more suited for detailed working. For
  starters, heavy-body paint is a good option
  because it can be made thin or thick by adding
  water.
• Jar or tube
• For a beginner, acrylic paint in a tube is more
  convenient. The reason is that they are
  lightweight and easy to carry around. Mostly the
  paint in a jar is thick and can be made
  applicable only when it is spread on a paint tray
  but tube paint is already in a paste form and
  easily applicable on the surface.

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Final thoughts

• Do you want to learn painting and facing problems
  in choosing which paint type to go with? This
  article makes your life easy as it states three
  interesting reasons why acrylic paints are easier
  to use than any other type of paint. These paints
  are beginner-friendly as they are water-based. To
  have a good painting experience with these
  paints, some characteristics are mentioned in the
  end.
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