Saturday, June 12, 2010

What Paint to be use for painting shoes

What paint to be use
Having decided you'd like to learn to paint, you need to decide what paint you're going to use. The four main choices are: oils, acrylics, watercolors, and pastel. It's a very personal choice, and if you don't get on with one type of paint, be sure to try another.
Besides the characteristics of the different types of paint, there are also a few other considerations:
•    Cost: Top-quality paint and canvas is expensive but dirt-cheap paint won't give you good results when mixing colors. You need to find a balance between paint that's of a quality to give good colors but cheap enough that you don't worry too much about using it up (or wasting it).
•    Poison hazards: If you've small children, you may not want to have the solvents used in oil painting lying around. Some people are also allergic to the solvents, in which case you might investigate low-odor versions or are water-based oil paints. Soft pastels can product a lot of dust; be careful to minimize the amount you inhale. For example, don't blow on your work to remove loose pastel. Poisonous pigments, such as cadmium red, are usually available as a non-toxic hue. Not that any paint is made to be eaten!
Personally I think acrylics are the best choice for beginners as they're easy to learn to use, dilute and clean up with water, and there are brands available that are a good balance between quality and price.

Advantages of Acrylic Paint:
Dries very fast. Mixed with water or mediums/gels. Brushes cleaned with water. Once dried, can be overpainted without disturbing underlying layers. Can be used thickly (impasto), like oils, or in thin washes, like watercolor. Water-resistant, so good for murals. Works as a glue, so good for collages.
Disdvantages of Acrylic Paint:
Dries very fast, though working time can be increased by adding retarding medium to paint or spraying water on a painting. Completely waterproof once dried, so cannot be removed by rewetting the paint. Difficult to remove from a brush if it's dried in it. Except when used in thin washes, colors dry a bit darker than when applied.

How Expensive is Acrylic Paint to Use?
There is a large range of acrylics on the market, from top-quality paints with high pigment content to cheap paints with little pigment and lots of filler. You will need a selection of colors, at least one brush, and some paper or canvas to paint on. You don't need anything other than tap water to dilute the paint or to clean the brush.
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints- Set of 24 Colors

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