Re: Acrylic over oil 385 by rob howard on 03/20/01 at 7:08 AM
Re: Acrylic over oil

In Reply to: Acrylic over oil posted by D Roy on 03/18/01 at 6:54 PM:

: I'm a new oil painter with wet on wet. Is it possible to make the background with oil ,let it dry and paint over it with acrylic for the subject. I find easier the landscape with oils and I prefer acrylics for details like animals etc. Thank's for your help!
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That can work. Acrylic adheres to oil very nicely and is much more flexible, so it won't crack. However, for applying details, nothing comes close to Technique Mixte. There's a discussion of it on Cennini Forum



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I'm a new oil painter with wet on wet. Is it possible to make the background with oil ,let it dry and paint over it with acrylic for the subject. I find easier the landscape with oils and I prefer acrylics for details like animals etc. Thank's for your help! : __________________________________________** : That can work. Acrylic adheres to oil very nicely and is much more flexible, so it won't crack. However, for applying details, nothing comes close to Technique Mixte. There's a discussion of it on Cennini Forum

 
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