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Frequently Asked Questions :
“Peter you only work with oil paint?”
“What is the difference between oil and acrylic paint?”
“Does it matter where I place my painting?” / “How do I maintain my painting?”
Now not to lapse into lengthy explanations, I try in short, while hoping to clear these questions to answer, you then still have a question or questions you may of course always free to respond.
Upon request I also paint portraits with acrylic include, but I prefer working with oil paint, one important reason is that I as with oil paint and its properties was brought up, here is the next one for me practically important fact, a portrait painted by me consists of many different “layers of paint”, coating every word I have not painted on the dry layer current, this technique called “wet on wet” painting, now has oilpainting a slow “time of drying”, which means that if the above conditions are good, the technique of “wet on wet” after 24 hours still can be used by me, this is my other daily activities combine well with the portrait, including acrylic dries all contrast with some minutes and is also given by this fact as unsuitable material for me, I come here in the next issue will return.
Primary differences between oil and acrylic paints :
Length not in talks to expire are the main points of difference between oil and acrylic paints, I have indicated.
Both oil and acrylic belong to the so- called ‘deck paint’, the painting technique that I do is export the so- called ‘alla prima technique’, a feature of this technique is that the lighter colors are made by Addition of white, it’ ll never make use of any white underground oil has nothing for me to lose its attractiveness despite the advent of acrylic paint, on the contrary, over the years, I experiment with and experience a lot about the possibilities that oil I aim for declaring a ‘photographic’ realism.
Each oilportrait by me ‘finished’ with a ‘final varnish’ this to protect the painting from dust and moisture, among others, by mentioned will have a 100 many years the oil and oxidized then starts the age craquele.
Acrylic compare what is done by many, as well as the substantial operation, with real tempera paints can not !, under other is the hardening process dispersions very different than in emulsions, also come to the application of acrylic paint pigments used much directly reflected in conjunction with other binders, through of acryldispersies and the fact that this has to be insoluble in acrylics compared with an extremely fast drying oil content as a conception where you work as a painter to be because you set a completely independent technique to do by this rapid drying acrylic lapse of the ‘wet on wet’ painting method, which in oil well possible, it was just like me, many given by the artist painting with acrylics again, but if the technique governed can each practice acrylic painting process be carried out this is the case then it will be ‘as in the eye’ to the painting almost can not see or an oil or acrylic painting on.
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Maintenance and location of the painting :
In principle, each painting by changing the key of time, some of the key conventions of the time very well and have only simple cleaning / maintenance needed.
But there are also paintings to a major treatment questions and a time a real need surgery to prevent a painting quite quickly in such a state are, can take simple precautions.
Never hang a painting in the full sun, however, never in total darkness, it has preferred the painting to ensure that they are ostracized remains of abrupt temperature differences as well as from moisture, never hang a painting near a heat source.
Summarized the ideal ‘fixed’ a place for painting; which is not too light and the atmosphere as much as possible constant.
The dust with an oil painting called feather broom, make sure that it the ‘pens’ in the spring can damage the painting.
To prevent damage, I prefer to use a soft shammy rag.
In principle, an acrylic painting be cleaned with water, even soft soapy water does not have problem, of course, should the subsoil or absorbing.
The safest way is an acrylic painting carefully cleaned with a soft cloth moistened in clean water.
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