Water-based emulsion acrylics belong to a larger group called latex. Most people however are referring to latex house paint when using the term latex
Liquitex Professional Artist Acrylic Colors are the most permanent paints for fabrics. They offer exceptional quality, durability, adhesion and the largest assortment of pure pigments of any professional quality acrylic paint.
Yes, an acrylic painted canvas can be painted over with both acrylic or oil paints.
You can use Liquitex acrylics to paint on leather but care must be used as long-term paint adhesion can be a problem due to variations in surface, thickness, fiber structure, oil content, dye type and tendency to stretch. Always do a test sample.
Liquitex should be compatible with most other acrylic products.
There is no natural latex used in Liquitex products
While we do not sell our products directly to the public, a very large array of fine art materials retailers do.
Acrylic Transfers allow you to essentially grab the ink later off a copied or printed material and embed it into the acrylic film.
Liquitex Glossies are water based acrylic enamels formulated to adhere to slick, nonpourous materials such a s glass, tile, glazed certamics, stoneware, china, enamelware, primed metal, wood and other non-oily surfaces.
The best storage is in painting racks, separated from touching other paintings.
Pixel2Paint is not compatible with Microsoft Windows software newer than Windows XP.
As general rule of thumb 1 gallon of Liquitex Varnish (or 128 ounces) will cover appoximately 400 square feet.
All water emulsion varnishes are permanent and therefore not removable.Liquitex Soluvar is removable.
Some colors have a “hue” designation at the end of their name as in Cadmium Red Medium Hue.
Mediums are made with acrylic resin for adjusting how the paint works, feels and looks.
Additives are used to adjust the chemistry of acrylic paints, and they don’t include a significant proportion of acrylic resin.
Provided you store the materials properly, you can expect a 5-7 year shelf life.
When acrylic mediums are used as a size for some primed or unprimed cotton, linen, wood or hardboard, the water content may draw impurities out of the support as it dries.
A comprehensive publication about how to use acrylics that Liquitex provides as a free resource to artists.
If you want to be able to clean a sign after painting it with acrylic paint there are several steps you should take.
There are four reasons professional artist colors are worth the cost.
Gloss Medium & Varnish provides a buffer coat that protects the paint film against abrasion during future Soluvar removal for cleaning. Soluvar provides final UV varnish protection for the work.