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Everything you need to know about the characteristics of acrylic paint

Do you really know what acrylic painting is? Painter Jean Claude Kabongo indicates that to paint correctly, you not only need a good brushstroke but also know the products you are using. Hence, the importance of also knowing their nature. This is why we tell you all about acrylic paint.

Jean Claude Kabongo shares that acrylic paint is water-based paint. This means that it is water-based. It was invented at the very beginning of the 20th century and is today one of the most popular paintings among professional and amateur painters thanks to its many advantages.

Acrylic paint is Nature friendly

Jean Claude Kabongo shares that acrylic paint is composed of pigments, a water emulsion, and acrylic resin. It is based on the chemistry of acrylic acid. It is therefore not a natural paint, it comes from petrochemicals. But it is much less toxic than oil paints which are more solvent-based paints.

Indeed, Jean Claude Kabongo indicates that acrylic paints dry by evaporation of the water they contain and not by evaporation of volatile organic solvents. And even when they contain it, they are in very small quantities, which allows acrylic paints to display the NF environment standard or even the Ecolabel.

The main characteristics of acrylic paints

They do not emit an odor. This does not exempt you from ventilating the room! Another good point: they dry quickly, which generally allows you to pass two coats on the same day.

Among the other advantages of acrylic paints: they can be used both indoors and outdoors. They do not turn yellow. But above all ... the cleaning of brushes and rollers is greatly facilitated since they can be cleaned with water.

For a long time, acrylic paints were shunned because they were more difficult to spread and could sometimes give thickness. Admittedly their application is a little more delicate and traces of recovery appear more frequently. But a lot of progress has been made and the difference with solvent-based paint is no longer so great.

Acrylic paint can be matte, gloss, or satin. Some are even specially designed for water features and are therefore washable. Be careful, however, to let them dry before considering washing them. It is estimated that it takes three weeks for acrylic paint after application to be truly dry.

Finally, note that there are acrylic paints also for wood.

What is Abstract Painting ?

Abstract painting is a form of contemporary art.

Jean Claude Kabongo indicates that this non-figurative, art uses different codes in its realization as well as the senses and the imagination of those who look at it.
The goal is not to copy reality, nor to create one, but to create a visual experience and to feel emotions.

Definition of abstraction

Jean Claude Kabongo points out that abstraction is opposed to figuration. Figurative art is what one can observe in most museums: works composed of a subject, characters, decor, while an abstract composition does not show anything directly understandable.

“Indeed, abstract painting does not represent anything in particular that is to say that its content is not only to look at but to feel, to discover with its emotions,” says Jean Claude Kabongo.

Anyone can appreciate a painting of still life, portrait, or historical scene, while the abstract is more aimed at an intellectual setting, where wit and imagination are more important.

Moreover, abstract art does not exist only for painting since there is also abstract sculpture, drawings, abstract images.

Jean Claude Kabongo shares that with abstract painting, each person forges a link with the work of his own. By not seeking to imitate reality, non-figurative art calls for the imagination and tastes of everyone.