[Aquanet] open acrylics

[Barry D. Lindley]

Yes, I have used them for plein air painting, on canvas panels, like oils.
I found them to work quite well in that application - a big improvement over
trying to keep regular acrylics from drying in mid-stroke by using a wet
palette, mister, etc.  I used a limited palette - UltraBlue, CdYPrimrose,
CdRLight, Alizarin Crimson Hue, and Titanium White.  No medium.  When
thinned with water for the underlying drawing/toning, they dry quickly, like
regular acrylic.  When thicker, they took as long as a day or so to dry
thoroughly.  The pigment load, etc., seem like the regular Golden acrylics
or M.Graham acrylics - excellent.

You can see the samples at
http://picasaweb.google.com/ApaBarry/PAINTINGSDC

The last 4 were with Open acrylics as above.  The other acrylic paintings
were with M.Graham acrylics.

Barry D. Lindley
Paintings and Drawings
www.BarryLindleyArt.com
 

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[mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of pat davis
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 3:32 PM
To: aquanet
Subject: [Aquanet] open acrylics

Hi, gang.

In the last Watercolour Gazette, Eileen noted the new Golden Open 
Acrylics with a much-lengthened drying time. Has anyone used them? Any 
comments or opinions? They do sound interesting as my major beef with 
acrylics has been the too-rapid drying time.

TIA for any information
pat

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