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What product or additive will reduce the opacity of acrylic paint without thinning the consistency?
I'm painting wooden crates and want the knots and wood grain to show through the paint. So, more like a stained than painted effect.
Will an acrylic gel medium work? If so, can it be used with craft as well as artist acrylics (I mix small amounts of artist paints into a base of craft paint to make my colors)?
2 Answers
- ?Lv 75 years agoFavourite answer
What you can use is a glaze, it will not thin the paint as it is just colorless paint. Good for special effects too.
Technically it is .... a thin transparent or semi-transparent layer on a painting which modifies the appearance of the underlying paint layer. Glazes can change the chroma, value, hue and texture of a surface. Glazes consist of a great amount of binding medium in relation to a very small amount of pigment.
You can get them at the paint store in Latex or Oil and by the quart or gallon.
- IggyLv 75 years ago
I'd mix it with a clear compatible acrylic paint, assuming you want to keep the color of the existing paint.
Many smaller outlets will help you mix your own paint in to make a blend.
If not, there is no reason not to chose a clear acrylic paint at point of purchase.
