acrylic as watercolor

[God is my landscaper]

I have a nice assortment of tube acrylics and the hankering
to try my hand at watercolor.

what are the pros and cons of using acrylic as a watercolor
medium, anybody know?

thanks for any info,

andy

[pe...@maple.circa.ufl.edu]

Andy,
The biggest difference between acrylics & wc, is that the watercolor can be
reworked, the pigment lifted off the paper (unless it is a staining pigment).
The Acrylics are permanent which allows for lots of transparent, opaque, etc.,
overlays without disturbing the layers underneath. Also, w/ less expensive
acrylics, the more you water them down, the more the pigment separates. An
Interesting effect and since there really are no rules. Otherwise, a lot of
the effects you get with wc you can get with acrylics. Some people argue that
the pigments in wc are more vibrant, but there are some pretty brilliant
acrylics out there. So, I'd give it a whirl. Good luck.
JO

[Jason A. Hutto]

Acryllics work well as watercolor on the whole...
they can be thinned out and used as such...
but the layering process is something different ...

watercolors are transparent and they are usually applied i
in medium to thin layers...each layer that is applied
picks up a small amount of pigment from the underlying color...
etc etc...when these layers are applied in acryllic...there is
no transfer of pigment due to the plastic character of the
ryllic paint...
if the pigment is made transparent enough the
layered effect can sll be accomplished...but the colors will
get darker faster...

in my watercolors, i use acryllics to enhance the watercolor
layers...either as opaques or as the final layer...acryllics
make good flats and they work well with the watercolor paper
when the watercolors make watermarks...and you need a good solid
area...

the piece i am working on now has a good bit of motion
so i used solid black acryllic to create an area of rest...

if you want to do watercolor, i would suggest buying some watercolor
pigments as well...just so you can see how the watercolor
pigments act....they are different from the acryllics...

i am taking for granted that you are working on paper...

if not...the acryllics might indeed give you the effect you need
since watercolors will resist surfaces more...

good luck,

jason

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[frank sheldon]

God is my landscaper <wal...@iccgcc.cs.hh.ab.com> writes:

>what are the pros and cons of using acrylic as a watercolor
>medium, anybody know?

Almost no cons other than the fact that dried acrylic will be difficult to
lift and multiple glazes might become water repellant.
Otherwise the colors will be far brighter & brilliant than water colors because
thw gum arabic in watercolors tends to flocculate them and make them look dull.
One caution: avoid Liquitex Colors which often add TiO2 white and Carbon
black to attain a certain Munsell value. TiO2 can give a chalky opacity and
Carbon black contributes to dead mudiness. Other wise try it; you'll like
it. If have any questions let me know; all my transparent "watercolors"
are done with acrylics.
Frank in Delaware