Acrylic Painting Technique – Using Alcohol with Acrylic Paints

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I found this really cool video on YouTube today from artist Howard L. Cowdrick.  He demonstrates a fascinating using alcohol.  It is a very interesting way to work with acrylics.  I know many artists get somewhat bored sometimes and are looking for ideas to breathe new life into their work and I hope this video helps inspire you!

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Acrylic Painting Technique – How to Use Alcohol with Acrylics

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3 Comments on "Acrylic Painting Technique – Using Alcohol with Acrylic Paints"

  1. Kimi on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 10:50 pm 

    I love it! i’d love to use this technique in my final project, as i am attending SCAD. Though, i am concerned about what format to use. Canvas? paper? what works best? there are no restrictions for my final project, though i was hoping to be able to do it on canvas. will this technique still work on canvas??

    thanks for your help!

  2. julie on Thu, 29th Apr 2010 12:28 pm 

    You said it–it IS like magic! It’s spontaneous–such unexpected results! You never know what might happen!— I needed that.

  3. Diana on Fri, 4th Mar 2011 3:57 pm 

    wooo! I love this technique. I am just starting an arts degree course and was looking for a textured surface to develop an idea for the skin of a lizard. I am going to play with this and see what happens. Thank you.

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