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Ocelot II

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1. I like oils a lot better than acrylics. The colors are richer and less garish;
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 11:08 AM
Sep 2021

they aren't as flat-looking (although I know you can get mediums that give them a little gloss), and I think the fact that they take longer to dry actually makes them more flexible to work with. Because some oils are transparent you can use glazing techniques that don't work with acrylics. Also, once acrylic paint dries you can't get it off anything, even your skin, while dried oils can be removed from most surfaces other than cloth with various thinners. You can also get mediums for oils that aren't as smelly or toxic as the older types like turpentine, so that's not a problem. I've never tried the water-removable oils, never felt I needed to.

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