Molly's Color Swatch

Types of painting Acrylic is one of the most common types of paint. It’s the most original paint to handle out of all three. It dries quickly, and the artist can control the thickness and thinness by adding water. Acrylic comes in many varieties: Heavy Bodies, Medium, Open acrylics, and more. Massive Bodies is the thicker paint used for pallet knives, but they dry very quickly than the other types of varieties. Medium acrylic is, well, the medium type of acrylic between the open and the massive bodies. They have the same pigmentation as solid-body acrylic but not as thick and takes a little longer to dry then a considerable collection. The Open acrylics is very thin and takes a long time to dry. Acrylic paint is the best type of paint to start out with, It’s easy to blend and make shadows and highlight or add tint or shade too. However, it is good to know that when your acrylic paint dries out, it will dry out two shades darker.

I’ve mostly used acrylic paint through my painting career. I think it’s the best thing to start for a beginning painter. I was surprised that there were many different types of acrylic, and each has its own purpose.

I’ve tried using substantial body such as Liquitex, but I was unhappy with how quickly it dried, so I found Winsor & Newton Galleria to be my favorite brand because it doesn’t dry as fast, and I was pleased with the color results. You can express texture and shadow in your work better than in oil and watercolor. I was surprised to learn that there are many different types of acrylic, and the branding you buy expensive or cheap does matter and can leave a massive impact on your work.

Watercolor is the art of paint soaked in water and used for painting.

It's own unique medium. Watercolor painting began appearing more during the renaissance age. People used watercolor to paint landscapes, wildlife, and scenery. Today artists still practice this technique controlling water and paint. It has its own distinctive aesthetic. Unlike acrylic, you need to go light colors to dark colors. The reason is, the darker color is hard to wash out once you lay it down. You must wait and paint in all of your light colors first before proceeding to the next color.

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