Acrylic vs Watercolor: Unit 3

            Acrylic paints and watercolor paints are some of the most popular paints. I personally have had some limited exposure to these paints in my classes, and for recreational purposes. I like watercolor paints because they are easier to mix with other colors and you can easily use water to remove mistakes. The saturation in watercolor paints is also really bright. Acrylics dry slower than water color and are not as easier to mix. Acrylics make it easy to fix mistakes as well, and useful for detailing. With detailing in watercolor colors get mixed and cause mistakes. Acrylics don’t bleed quite as much so that’s not really a problem.

However, each kind of paint suits a different kind of paintings. I once created a monogram for my room out of paper, and watercolor was the best paint for that. Using watercolor I was able to have the perfect shade of red, and the light hit the color perfectly causing great transparency. However, me and a friends made a carving a rose senior year. Acrylic was best for the carving because we could get all the details in the petals. It also looks really smooth on wood, and dries easily.