Acrylic Painting Tips – What Paint Should I Buy?

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One of the more difficult aspects of Acrylic painting, when just starting out, is figuring out what acrylic painting supplies to purchase. It can be very confusing, so hopefully this this post will help shed some light on the situation for you.  This post will discuss and recommend a few good acrylic paint brands to consider trying.

There are a variety of acrylic paints on the market to choose from, ranging in quality from very poor to exceptional. In my opinion, it is best to start off with student grade paints first and then upgrade to a higher quality acrylic paint as you become more familiar with the acrylic painting medium.

Some people recommend starting off right away with a higher quality professional grade acrylic paint.  I personally do not recommend doing this only because you will wind up wasting money if your paintings do not turn out exactly as you had planned.  When you are a beginner, you are going to make mistakes and do a lot of experimenting.  Get used to the way acrylic paint behaves first before investing in an expensive paint.

You probably want to know what student grade acrylic paint to buy right?

I recommend starting with a well known brand like the Liquitex Basics Series. These acrylic paints are a popular, high quality student grade paint and are quite affordable.

Another good choice are Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Paints and Daler-Rowney System 3 Acrylic Paints.

Any of the above three choices are a good start. You can produce some really beautiful works of art with these student grade paints.

I hope these acrylic painting tips have helped.