Whats the difference in the use of acrylic paints, compared to oil paints ?
Generally speaking, acrylic paints are much faster to dry than oil paints so if you have a big art assignment that is due quite soon, it is better to use acrylics than oils. Otherwise, oils, because of their slow drying time, are easier to blend colours with as well as the fact that the colours stay the same. For acrylics, the colors dry slightly darker than before. Acrylic paint is really good to use in conjunction with acrylic mediums such as the retarding medium to slow down the drying process, as well as the binder medium (basically a substitution for water because water dilutes the paint too much). For texture, impasto is the way to go. Oh, and acrylics are definitely easier to deal with after painting because you can easily clean your brushes with water and soap (water-based), but oils, you have to use turpentine or special cleaning medium to get rid of the paint off the brushes.
acrylic paints are water based, meaning that they'll wash off or fade with water.
