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Post by Patter on Jul 20, 2014 19:12:20 GMT
So for fun, list some of your favorite "go to" paints. Here are mine: *FW Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic *Ayeeda Acrylic Paint And I just ordered the Dina Wakely Heavy Body Acrylics. I am sure I am going to love those!  And of course there are many more I use but these are my favs and my "go to" paints. |
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AerynK
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Post by AerynK on Jul 22, 2014 6:43:09 GMT
So far I just have the "baby" supplies. A set of Liquitex Basics 24 colour tube paints. I wanted to just mess around with painting, you know?
I seem to use my Dylusions sprays a lot more often than paint.
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Post by st1tches1 on Jul 22, 2014 12:56:13 GMT
Patter- I just bought 3 of Diane Reavely's heavy body paints and I already know I'll love them..but where did you order yours from?
I bought mine at a scrapbook store in Knoxville Tn... progressive!
What are you thinking of doing with yours?
I would like to get my gelli plate out again and work with them on that... I think they would work great on that?
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Post by Patter on Jul 22, 2014 13:35:36 GMT
Patter- I just bought 3 of Diane Reavely's heavy body paints and I already know I'll love them..but where did you order yours from? I bought mine at a scrapbook store in Knoxville Tn... progressive! What are you thinking of doing with yours? I would like to get my gelli plate out again and work with them on that... I think they would work great on that? I ordered them from scrapbook.com only because I had a coupon so I got them cheaper then I had found other places. They also had the most colors in stock. I will use them for all of my paper crafting--scrapbook pages, cards, art journaling, etc. I hope they come today because I want to play! |
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Post by shutterspeedgirl on Jul 23, 2014 16:47:32 GMT
I love Golden brand anything, but I've had a bunch of fun with their fluid acrylics. I've used it on surface preps, plain canvas, plain paper, half and half and even sprayed things on top of them like water or rubbing alcohol for different effects. If you're looking for random fun, this is it, but if you want organized color, forget it.
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 23, 2014 17:02:19 GMT
I use my vast collection of craft paints and school watercolors (cheap tubes and the crayola pallete ones). I'd love to upgrade these someday, but not until I've used my stash. I also use my mist sprays, Lumiere paints, and Bombay India Ink.
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st1tches1
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Post by st1tches1 on Jul 24, 2014 12:19:53 GMT
just went to Tuesday Morning and got some Claudine Helmuth little bottles- has anyone worked with those before? they were only 99cents /each so I grabbed what I could  |
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Post by Patter on Jul 24, 2014 15:26:33 GMT
just went to Tuesday Morning and got some Claudine Helmuth little bottles- has anyone worked with those before? they were only 99cents /each so I grabbed what I could Yes, I have some but don't use them a lot. They are great because they are a bit transparent. |
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Post by phoenixcov on Jul 29, 2014 10:45:00 GMT
Just bought three Dusty Attic paints and love the matte chalky effect.
My favourite don`t want to use them `cos they might run out paints are
heavy pigment Deco Art Traditions that I bought for Andy Skinner online classes.
Biggest selection of colours are just ordinary Folk Art colours.
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Post by gonewalkabout on Jul 29, 2014 12:26:33 GMT
I'd love to try some of the paints you've all mentioned!
Right now I have a stash of distress paints, Matisse acrylics, and golden acrylics (I also do fine arts, so I have a pretty good stash lol)
For mixed media journals I find the distress paints used most often though.
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Post by Patter on Jul 29, 2014 14:41:15 GMT
For mixed media journals I find the distress paints used most often though. Interesting, now those are paints I have never felt the need to purchase. What do you love about them? |
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Post by gonewalkabout on Jul 29, 2014 16:33:48 GMT
I think the first thing I noted was the finish. They're more like an ink, that is, if you rub your hand over them, there is none of that obvious 'paint feel', you know, slightly raised surface and slight edges.
It's a matte finish, so if you want gloss, you can easily finish it with a gloss medium. I really love the matte finish
They have no pigment change when diluted, and 'keep' their color, similar to oil paints.
You can use them on a variety of surfaces, and also use them for different effects, much like the distress inks. I've used them on metal, canvas, paper and plastic.
I'm sure there's more I've forgotten. I haven't used them for awhile, we just moved a week ago interstate, so they've been packed. Though reading this thread had me inspired to do a little art journaling. They were the first thing I thought of dragging out.
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Post by Patter on Jul 29, 2014 16:34:50 GMT
I think the first thing I noted was the finish. They're more like an ink, that is, if you rub your hand over them, there is none of that obvious 'paint feel', you know, slightly raised surface and slight edges. It's a matte finish, so if you want gloss, you can easily finish it with a gloss medium. I really love the matte finish They have no pigment change when diluted, and 'keep' their color, similar to oil paints. You can use them on a variety of surfaces, and also use them for different effects, much like the distress inks Oh dear, now I may need to invest in these. My room is too full. Yes, that's what I need to tell myself. LOL! |
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Post by mamashosh on Aug 9, 2014 4:39:05 GMT
I love golden paints, and I have started using Dina Wakely's paints as well (taking three classes with her this week, so I am sure I will learn much more about how they work). Craft paint just doesn't do it for me anymore, but a good middle of the road/better than craft but not really expensive paint is the liquitex basics line. You can often find them on sale at M's.
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Post by craftwomanstyle on Aug 19, 2014 15:49:25 GMT
I have a few paints by Kaisercraft in a variety of colors. I'm relatively new to mixed media and just now learning of all the different paint variations.
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Post by artfulscrapbooking on Sept 22, 2014 21:09:21 GMT
I like Claudine Hellmuth Studio for the choice of colors and their transparent quality. Unfortunately they are no longer being made, but you may be able to get some at scrapbook.com. My favorite paints are Liquitex tube and jar. That is what I used in art school and I still love them! my blog: Artful Scrapbooking |
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Post by kiwifarmer on Sept 26, 2014 9:37:18 GMT
Golden and atelier paint for my paint of choice!
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Post by karenl on Sept 27, 2014 1:15:51 GMT
I've seen Dina Wakley at Hobby Lobby in the scrapbook section, but haven't tried them.
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Post by miascraps on Oct 5, 2014 8:33:44 GMT
I have Claudine Helmuth's paints but will be looking to change to possibly the Liquitex tubes as needed. Today I used gouache for the first time. Very lovely to get a watercolour effect.
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And of course there are many more I use but these are my favs and my "go to" paints. 
