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July 3, 2008 at 7:11 pm #987219
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I have 5 layers ofpaint that I was like to remove. I tried to paint over it, but the color doesn’t come up too nicely. Thank you.
July 3, 2008 at 7:31 pm #1102682
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Did you try the Atelier Interactive Artists’ Acrylics, which can be rehydrated?
July 3, 2008 at 7:36 pm #1102684
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I have had some success using Purell hand sanitizer (without Aloe). I lay the canvas down and pour a generous amount onto the affected area and let it sit. Occasionally test for softening. Wipe with a damp cloth. I also use this to remove dried acrylic paint from brushes.
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July 3, 2008 at 7:43 pm #1102671
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I think chalk it up to experience and sack the canvas. I am not sure you can get it off all that well but denatured alcohol should at least get some of it off.
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July 3, 2008 at 8:54 pm #1102675
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Have you considered priming it before applying any more paint? You can lightly sand, prime and start over sometimes. Not always but sometimes.
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July 3, 2008 at 9:19 pm #1102687
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I’m using Utrecht Artists’ Acrylic (professional grade?) What is prime? This is my first painting. 😮 Will rubbing alcohol work? Thanks, guys.
July 3, 2008 at 10:16 pm #1102685
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I paint over my paintings all the time. Many, many layers lol. I just gesso over it a cpl times and i’ve never had anything show through. Drives my wife bananas but I do it anyways. She thinks everything I paint is a masterpiece, lol.
July 3, 2008 at 10:39 pm #1102679
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I recyle old paintings all the time and the only times I remove paint is when it is still wet. A couple of coats of good grade gesso usually does it but one can use more coats if you sand between coats. You’d be surprised at how much money you can save when shopping at a flea market for used picture frames. Many frames have stretched canvas paintings in them which I regard as a pleasant bonus. A good cleaning and gesso soon have a fresh surface to paint on. No need to try to remove old paint, just cover with very good grade gesso. This technique works just as well with hard surfaces that have been used as a substrate. My esperience has been that board sometimes requires a bit more sanding or going over with steel wool but good gesson provides a new surface on paintable materials. Oen other tip – an artist at an art museum said she never worries about texture showing through from a previous painting. That she regards it as a bonus because it adds interest. A helpful tip to remember as it stretches the art budget to reuse previously painted substrates. Hope this helps.
July 3, 2008 at 10:49 pm #1102680
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As a newbie member I may have posted in the wrong place. Let me try again. I reuse old paintings all the time by coating the painting with at least two coats of very good quality gesso. One can use more gesso coats if you sand lightly between coats. I am also reminded of an artist who said she loves using old paintings, textures and bumps included, as she thinks it adds interest to her paintings. A good art budget stretcher is to watch for good picture frames at flea markets; they often have stretched canvas pictures in them and I regard them as a bonus gift. A cleaning and gesso soon have a fresh surface to paint on and with a frame that fits and ready to hang. How could you get better than that! Another bonus is that a used canvas does not that pristine surface you hate to experiment on. Some of my best paintings have been when I was using a used canvas and didn’t give a hoot! The gesso trick also works on hard substrates such as wood or hardboard which have been previously painted. The onyl time I ever remove paint is when it is still wet and wipes off easily with solvent. Gesso and enjoy! My esperience has been that If the gesso doesn’t cover it probably is not the quality brand I want to use.:wave:
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Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today’s art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University’s façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators. Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
