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Hyperrealism Oil
Aside from drying times, are there any more differences between oils and acrylics?
I've never tryied oil painting.
I've been painting a lot with acrylics, achieving some sort of realism (not hyperrealism, but at least photorealism).
But now I'm wondering if, aside from acrylics drying faster than oils.. are there any more important/relevant differences?
For example: Acrylics mixed with water for glazing are analogue to oils with medium? and watery glazing? and dry glazing? etc
I'd like to receive answers of persons who have painted with these two and that paint some type of realism (hyperrealism or photorealism)
I have used watercolours, oils, acrylics and egg tempera.
The pigments are all the same, and many of the techniques are the same or very similar.
However, since the painting mediums are different, the experience if creating your art varies greatly from one to the other. It is not just in the drying times, but also in the "feel" of each medium in terms of how it goes on and behaves on the brush or knife.
For example, since oil uses either an organic oil (linseed usually), modern alkyd (a polyester), or water miscible oil (an altered organic oil) depending on which type of oil medium you decide you like, all these "oils" will have a very different feel from acrylic, which is really a plastic.
I use a combination of all three oil types, and often "underpaint" with acrylic. That way, I get fast drying time painting with plastic on the first layers, so I can get my ideas down. Acrylic paint has a great "feel" at this level, as it works quickly and easily.
Then, I paint with linseed oil paints to get the textures I like, and mix in some water-miscible paint for no other reason than I can only get the pigments I want in those brands (I love py154). The oils have a thicker "feel", and stay "open" (wet) for a couple of days. Then, I finish the painting using some alkyd oil medium or paints for quicker drying while still retaining the oil feel.
Now ignore everything I have typed, and remember only this:
-if whatever you are doing 'works', then stick with it, as it takes time to get used to a new medium.
-if you want to try oils, go for it, and you might love it, but it is a new investment for paints and mediums, and it takes time to know whether it is for you.
-there is nothing wrong with acrylic paints. You can do anything with them, and they are safe (no toxic fumes).
-with oil, you mix with turpentine and oil to get medium, and there are countless other possibilities. Acrylic makers also have a plethora of mediums, and some people use a little water. Some people add no mediums at all. The techniques are similar.
-there are also 'open' acrylics (longer drying), alkyd oils (shorter drying), and water miscible oils (oils you can mix with water). They are all great, but you need to try them yourself.
I think water-miscible oils are terrific. They dry quicker, but still remain open for a day or so, have no fumes, clean up with water, and look terrific.
Bottom line...try new stuff yourself. Only you will know if a medium such as oil is just what you are missing, or whether it is a complicated pain. Acrylic is easy to use.
Good luck
Artist Ivan Karafilovski Hyperrealism
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