GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Acrylic paint was developed to meet the needs of the Mexican painters of the 1920s who were creating outdoor murals. Both oil and fresco painting lacked the durability to withstand outdoor conditions.
Like oil paint, acrylics supply the artist with a wide choice of techniques and effects. It can be applied to canvas, wall board, paper, and building surfaces. Acrylics are mixed with water and applied with a brush or palette knife. They are normally quick-drying; however, the artist can add a gel to slow the drying rate and allow some blending of colors on the surface itself. Thin glazes can be used to build up form and color or an impasto technique can be used with acrylics. Acrylic can also be sprayed onto a supporting surface.
NOTES
Source- Anne Bromberg, "Painting: Materials and Techniques," DMA research document, Education files, 1986-1987.
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After verifying revisions visible in GDrive, I removed routed tag and added completed tag- 1/24/2017.
As of January 19, 2017- rule reaches 110 objects.
ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
IMAGE ASSETS
This photograph shows tubes of acrylic paint in a box.
Source: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License, Wikimedia Commons, accessed August 9, 2016.
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The photograph shows what acrylic paint looks like after it has been squeezed out of a tube. In this example, the acrylic paint is red.
268417448: UMO
Materials and Meaning installation image, C3 2008. This display case shows a selection of powdered pigments, binders, and paints.
12328118: UMO
WEB RESOURCES
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
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apply to objects where classification_name equals collages and medium contains acrylic
apply to objects where classification_name equals drawings and medium contains acrylic
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General Description
Acrylic paint was developed to meet the needs of the Mexican painters of the 1920s who were creating outdoor murals. Both oil and fresco painting lacked the durability to withstand outdoor conditions.
Like oil paint, acrylics supply the artist with a wide choice of techniques and effects. It can be applied to canvas, wall board, paper, and building surfaces. Acrylics are mixed with water and applied with a brush or palette knife. They are normally quick-drying; however, the artist can add a gel to slow the drying rate and allow some blending of colors on the surface itself. Thin glazes can be used to build up form and color or an impasto technique can be used with acrylics. Acrylic can also be sprayed onto a supporting surface.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Source- Anne Bromberg, "Painting: Materials and Techniques," DMA research document, Education files, 1986-1987.
Draft routed to Sue in October 2016. Changes made based on GDoc in January 2017. GDoc being moved to Queta's folders and this note is being retagged with #routed so that it can receive the completed tag once updates appear in the GDoc. (EAs, 1/19/2017)
After verifying revisions visible in GDrive, I removed routed tag and added completed tag- 1/24/2017.
As of January 19, 2017- rule reaches 110 objects.
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Apply To
Objects
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collages and medium contains acrylic
Apply To
Objects
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