In visual arts, acrylics refer to a painting medium consisting of pigment suspended in a synthetic polymer emulsified by water. Acrylics are water-soluble and have very good adhesive qualities. Acrylic paints are used in a variety of painting techniques, with several painting mediums available to apply glazes, washes and even to allow impasto techniques. They dry rather quickly and are waterproof.
An emulsion paint using a synthetic medium, acrylic resin, now frequently used by artists as a quick-drying substitute for the true oil paint.
a fast-drying synthetic paint made from acrylic resin. Acrylic is a fast-drying water-based "plastic" paint valued for its versatility and clean up with soap and water.
A water based "plastic" paint that is thicker and stronger than tempera or watercolor.
pigment suspended in acrylic resin, water soluble before dry, permanent after drying.
Pigments mixed with an acrylic base.
a water-based paint with a polymer binder; dries to a permanent finish
A type of paint with high pigment levels and good color retention. Acrylic paint is made up of a synthetic resin and is similar to latex. It is fast-drying, and the end result can be compared to a watercolor or oil painting.
A water soluble paint. A Polymer based in synthetic resin.
A paint with an acrylic resin base.
A transparent or opaque paint made from three basic ingredients – pigment, water and a synthetic resin that acts as the binder – along with other ingredients that improve the paint's performance. They may be mixed with other acrylics, and when laid over other dried acrylic color, the top coat will not blend and, if thick enough, the bottom under layer will not show.
A pigment in a plastic binder medium that is water based and adheres to most surfaces. Acrylic paint is used to mimic the look of oil paint; less toxic than oil, and is quick to dry.
A water-soluble paint with a plastic polymer (acrylic) binder.
Fast drying water based paint in which the pigment is carried in a "binder" of acrylic polymer emulsion and water.
This paint uses a synthetic medium rather than a natural one. A synthetic paint that combines some of the properties of watercolor and oil paint. Like watercolor, it is water-soluble, it dries quickly, and it is permanent. As an expressive medium, it has a wide range of effects, from thin washes to thick impasto. Artists commonly use this as a substitute for oil since it dries quickly.
Acrylic paint is made from synthetic materials that are water soluble while wet, but, once they have dried, become tough and flexible. The positive characteristics of acrylic paint include little or no fumes, quick drying time, environmental safety, water cleanup and long-lasting colourfastness.
Type of paint used especially by artists, sometimes used with rubber stamps, sometimes applied directly to scrapbook pages or embellishments.
A pigment in a plastic binder medium, mostly soluble in water, fast drying, very versatile and adheres to most surfaces. Less translucent than oil paint.
Artists' colors made by polymerizing a methyl methacrylate by emulsification, thus dispersing the resin into tiny particles in water. This fluid is used for a base in compounding polymer colors. Acrylic colors are water soluble when wet, but dry to an insoluble film. Colors are bright, dry quickly and are flexible.
A pigment in a plastic binder medium that is water based and adheres to most surfaces. Acrylic paint is used to mimic the look of oil paint. The advantages of acrylic over oil is that it is less toxic and it dries more quickly.
An oil free paint that is fast drying and water soluble. In scrapbooking, it is often used with stamps instead of ink.
Water soluble paint made from pigments and a plastic binder; sometimes used with stamps instead of ink; sometimes applied directly to paper and other embellishments.
Acrylic paint is fast-drying paint containing pigment suspended in an polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted (with water) or modified with acrylic gels, mediums, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble a watercolor or an oil painting or have its own unique characteristics not attainable by oil or watercolor.
