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“And I made a complete mess” the mess:

Ive been painting with acrylics for almost three years now and that painting is better than everything I’ve ever painted

They’re made for bold, heavy lines. Don’t try to blend too much, just try gradients, by mixing colors on a pallet. Keep trying!

The issue that most people run into with acrylic paints is that they expect it to behave like other paints. For example, you can lay it on thick for opacity or thin with water for transparency. These issues arise when you lay it on thick and try to spread/stretch/blend colors as you would with oil paints, it gets "icky". When you thin with water for transparency like watercolors, it dilutes the binders or their adhesive quality. That's why you end up lifting the previous layer of color. Next time, try using an acrylic matte medium to thin the paints and approach it with a glazing method. I think in the end, that's why my preferred medium is gouache. ;)

This channel feels like stumbling across a real life hobbit hole in a forest, where he welcomes you in and offers to paint with you and have tea, respectively

I absolutely love how solid and quick drying acrylics are. It means that if I mess up, I can just wait a couple minutes and paint over it

“Dragging jello around” is so accurate to how I feel about them. Acrylic leaves so many ugly chunks and streaks and it shines like glass and uuuUUUGHGGhhh

I’m an acrylic artist and I feel the same way about watercolor. I’m honestly impressed to no end by artists who are good with watercolor and acrylic, they’re just so different

I am *so* relieved hearing another adult using "icky"! Sometimes, "icky" is the most perfect & Expressive word I know. Thank you for your honesty & openness. 08:42, Tuesday 24 May 2022

Try starting with watered down acrilics, use em like water colors?

I think your acrylic style is incredible! 🤘

“I made a mess” proceeds to make a masterpiece using acrylic paints.

“Acrylics and I don’t get along” **proceeds to make something amazing**

I'm an Acrylic painter, and you calling them icky, and saying you hate them only makes me laugh because some days I feel the same way. For me, acrylics are best when working on landscapes life forests, mountains, oceans etc. Whenever I try any other form of art with acrylic, I want to throw myself against a wall. 🤣🤣 You never fail to make me smile, keep up the good, honest laughs!! You make my day ❤ PS: that acrylic painting youve just done looks better than any of my paintings, ive no odea what you are oj about!!! ❤

as a fellow acrylic painter, i LOVE acrylic!

😂 as someone who uses acrylics as my main medium I agree they can be “heavy”. But if you really want to try to get into them I have some tips! Before using the stuff in the tubes which is often super thick and “jello like”, use some craft acrylic paints. Like the bottles in Walmart, brands like Apple barrel or folkart, they are much thinner and are easier to layer! They take some getting used to, but I love acrylics! But I am horrible with watercolors! 😂 but seriously, try it one more time with the thinner stuff! I personally don’t like to use the thick paint unless I’m trying to get a richer tone!

“Here’s everything I know about acrylics. Nothing” 💀💀💀

As a painter, I understand. My favourite thing to paint with is watercolours but I actually first started painting with acrylics to I still use them alot. Acrylics are very funky.

my school had different types of paint for different years, I had to use a type of paint that was a bit honey like. The solution to getting rid of the honey texter was by adding a lot of water, this always made it have more of a flowy consistency. Also, the "mess" is very cool!

"And I made a complete mess" *The "mess" being one of the best paintings I've ever seen and way better than I could ever do

i dont know how im early ive literally just been binging your shorts

Lmao love your honesty! I actually just finished an acrylic painting YOU inspired me to paint. I love how you blend your colors with your prefered mediums and I've been using what I'm learning from you in my own art.

I love making landscapes in acrylic paint ❤

I'm actually learning how acrylics and from what I learned you don't make a pencil sketch, you make a big splotch on the canvas and then start giving it shape and details. Also, it's better to start of only with the primary colours. My art teacher told me this and it's true for me.

thank you for making this.....I was literally about to walk away from acrylic until I saw this.. I know I'm a good painter but acrylic and I don't mix well...I will take it as a challenge to get better.. thanks dude

"Poor igor, look what I've done to you" Igor:

I love using acrylic, the texture is my fav part

Acrylic is the best....Infact your acrylic work is LOVELY ❤

I think it’s really cool that you can admit when something isn’t for you. I have a hard time doing that sometimes.

I love how he says it looks bad, yet that is some amazing looking art. I could never do something like that! 😅

I personally would recommend Apple Barrel acrylic paint. Its my favorite medium and seem like the type of thing that can change your mind on my beloved acrylics.

Your techniques and way of painting are suited to mediums like watercolor and gouache. It's not that you're bad with acrylics, your method of painting just isn't suited to them. And since you've been painting for sooo long, your techniques are just unconsciously engrained into your mind sooo deeply, that it might be difficult to paint differently even if you try to. They'll always always shine through

It's crazy because that "icky"ness you referred to is actually one of the reasons I love using acrylic paint. My best works come from slightly wetting the heavy tones and letting g that ickyness work with the light tones and highlights. Gives a nice texture when you work it right. Using not just normal brushes but also scraping tools and wire brushes. Q tips are great for small details too. Little flower gloops. 🌼

What I like about acrylics is that you don't have to layer to get shades or shapes. Perspective art is really good with them.

Scott is like that one grandpa everyone has or had that is always honest and supportive to you this is why im subscribed to him

I actually liked it, the fact the colored didn't blend together. I don't like it in most people's art style but you're. it's really cool

Finally someone said it 😆 I'm an oil paint gal myself. I've noticed that when I use acrylics at friends' painting parties it's just not the same and it just doesn't seem to stay nice afterwards 🤷🏼‍♀️ Maybe it's just the quality, but I've noticed those paintings chip more over time. Perhaps I should use a finish? Idk

“Me and acrylics just don’t get along!” *proceeds to open a huge drawer of really nice acrylic paints*

"They feel like their weighted" *Pulls out the HEAVY BODY acylics* Try the Golden Open Slow Drying acylics, they feel like a mixture between oil and acrylic. I use them for my underpaintings and they are amazing.

Mr.Scott you just say your bad at at acrylic with that mindset. You are actually good at it. I think this is great! Give yourself the appreciation you should.

Try watering them down with water! It’s a lot easier to move them around. I understand your struggle- I had that problem before as well, add water.

"Here's everything I know about acrylics. Nothing." Same dude

I use acrylic for cartoon drawings. I have mini canvases and I draw characters like Jamack and commander peepers. I sketch on the canvas, use the paint, and use a sharpie to outline.

I use acrylic paints when crafting. Painting wood, cardboard, posters, paint pours (with added pour medium/soap). They have great color and coverage. But i can NOT imagine them being able to blend and layer in your style. I agree with another comment about mixing the color in a palette first, then using it. It's great for crafting and low detail work. And for covering a large area, cause you usually only need 1, maybe 2 coats to get a nice solid layer of color. And they are relatively inexpensive. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the opposite of your preferred style and techniques. And that's okay!!! Different tools for different jobs. It makes me feel better seeing artists i admire talk about their limitations and stuff. Thank you for sharing, and I hope your new year is chalk-full of rockin fun!! 🧡🧡🧡

I can't figure watercolor out, so I just use acrylics. I like how you can do a lot of things with them, and they dry just in right time

Me yelling at my acrylic paint covered hands and slathered canvas: “You hear that?? YOU’RE *ICKY* “

it's exactly how I feel about water colour, I have a hard time controlling the strokes and painting (on 300 GSM paper) while acrylics are very easy for me to paint with, movement to me feels swift and controllable! as you say, art is about having fun and doing what you like so to each their own!♥️

I love your piece in acrylic, but I totally understand. That is how I feel working with watercolors.

"I made a complete mess" *proceeds to make a masterpiece*

Me, who paints almost exclusively with acrylics: 👁👄👁

I like when i scroll through videos and I can tell when I see your Art Style and I click simple life ^^

I always add a tiny bit of water to my paint and even if it's weird, it works. Makes it feel a TINY bit smoother.

I actually just finished using acrylic paints on a dog drawing!

"here's everything i know about acrylic paints. Nothing." The nothing :

You get platinum stars for Eye gor. One of my and my father's all time fave movies.

I wish I was close to you so I could show you the wonders that acrylics bring.

“Here’s everything I know about acrylic paint…. Noting” Imagine if the video just ends 💀 Edit: Thanks for The likes

From what I've learned, acrylics are best for blending and you can get pristine shading between colors if used right. Acrylics are also good for (re)painting toys and objects, specifically toy dinosaurs.

Three of those things are my favorites😢. I love country music, acrylic is my favorite wet medium, and coffee is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.

Me too. Even though acrylics were my first and medium I used to love, a soon as I started using watercolours, I didn't want to go back. Watercolours are my go to medium. I use acrylics on canvas whenever family members and friends wants a painting. And so I want to get back in it but I'm looking for flowing, smooth but pigmented acrylics like the ones in bottles because they tend to blend better than tube. I would really love to use gouache one day because I love that it looks like a mix between acrylics and watercolours. But they're expensive.

“ I’ve made a mess” Me: that looks amazing! 😊😁

I use acrylics, but I totally get it! 😆 I am by no means an expert, but I enjoy them and find them relatively easy to work with. I’m also a face and body painter, though (a very different experience, obviously,) and the blending is super satisfying in a way that acrylics aren’t. I love that every artist finds the thing/combo of things that work for them - you’re so right that we can’t be good at everything, and that’s okay. I love your interpretation of Eye-gor!

Scott: i can’t do acrylic. It’s so difficult. I cant make it work Scott with acrylic: *better than any painting Ive ever done*

I was actually curious if you’ve ever done work in oil? Personally it’s my favorite medium and I don’t think I’ve seen you talk about it on your channel! But if you don’t like acrylics maybe that’s why haha Either way, fun vid! Keep it up!

Him : "l don't now how to use them" The art: masterpiece 😢👌

I think your acrylic painting looks very nice and fun.

I want to say thank you. Your videos made me draw again. After not going to art school i thought my art dream ended but when i watched how you drew it made a spark in me which i will never forget Subscribed and like the video!

Acrylics are really good to use actually! And incase you choose the not so professional one, mix the paint with cornstarch. It’ll make the paint just like professional acrylic. Also a tip for Acrylics: when blending, use a wet paint brush, it will give the acrylic a smooth blend

Scott: I hate them and we don't get along also Scott: *makes a gorgeous piece of art I would kill to have the skills to make*

I am the same. I cannot stand acrylics, but I’m in awe when other artists use it because I don’t understand how or why I just can’t work with them no matter how hard I try. But charcoal, oil paints, and digital art are my top three.

As someone who loves acrylic it’s so interesting seeing how you paint with them. I myself cannot understand how watercolor works and maybe it’s the same reason you can’t understand acrylic. You paint like you would with gauche or watercolor! And honestly that’s cool! The way you layer definitely doesn’t work with a funky medium like acrylic but it’s definitely opened my eyes to why watercolor wasn’t working for me. I paint like an acrylic artist and that was making my watercolor look funky as heck! Much love

I love the fact that you use the word agita ❤️

A tip, you can use them sort of like watercolor paints, add a little water to make the paint easier to spread. I paint with acrylic a lot

It's funny for me to hear that you struggle with acrylic paints because they're quite my favourite medium to work with, while on the other hand, I had to use Gouache in school, and I HATED them. Everything you described about acrylic paints and why they don't work for you, is how I feel about Gouache. They're so thick and sticky and I just can't handle them. I'm always mixing acrylic paints with water to make them softer, but that doesn't work with Gouache somehow... Thank you for being so open and talking about so many different topics! ❤️❤️❤️

I relate to this post, but it's actually watercolors that frustrate me! And yet, wierdly, I've always used watercolors as my primary medium because I love the way others paint with them. But I hate every painting I make with them. But... I just kept trying to be good at them. For like.. an embarrassingly long amount of time. Like......... for 15 years. But I actually don't really enjoy painting with them very much. I know that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I actually really like acrylics and oils, and I've used oils before, so today I went and bought a $15 acrylic set, some new brushes, canvases, and medium! So excited to enjoy making art again. You've helped inspire me so much this past year!! Thank you!

One of the Utrecht Art Supplies team members said that anyone who wants to see subtle results in acrylic by an artist accomplished in traditional media needs to look up Jules Kirschenbaum. He achieved amazing results with acrylics using the same techniques he used in egg tempera and oils. Of course, acrylics deliver some exciting advantages unique to the medium, as well!

“Just like black licorice, country music and coffee” agreed, I don’t like either of those 3 either

It was the cute/evil laugh at the end for me 💀

i really only use acrylics bc that’s what i’m good at but i’ve learned that mixing in the smallest amount of water can help with the thickness

i lovw how he calls his house his "hobbit hole"- I call my ROOM my hobbit hole- so i find that really cool 😭

I love acrylics. Usually i try to use brands that are a tad more liquidity and when you want to blend, use a dry brush, not the one you were already using

"ITS ICKY AND I DON'T LIKE THEM" he sounds like a toddler who doesn't wanna touch his broccoli and I love it 💀

I actually like acrylic because i have to work with the imperfect. Having not completely mixed colors pushes me to accept some details as they are and to find beauty in them even if im a perfectionist. Painting with acrylic has been a fun way to improve my need of having every little detail and be comfortable with some unexpected lines and colors

I love how he called them icky 😂

This looks awesome

The thing you call is mess, is a masterpiece!!!❤

Those are my only art supply and I am soooo good at blending and making realistic thinking with them

“Look at how much of a mess it is” me: damn this guys “bad” is my perfect………

I am the same with watercolor ironically, I just can’t with them😂 If ya do ever try acrylics again a spray bottle of water is your friend as well as patience. Blending acrylics takes years off of one’s life. Yet I still love using them🤧

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this ❤️Hopefully people will try other mediums to play around with if they’re not happy with the result they are getting 👍🏻👍🏻 btw your sloshing around looks really good 👍🏻but if you didn’t enjoy the process 🤷🏻‍♀️😉. Glad you found what works for you. 🌹🙏🏼

I felt the same way. My art teacher taught me to thin it down with water as required for the art piece.

Now this is one of the only times to say, '✨️its not a mistake, it's a masterpiece✨️'

I, as an artist that uses acrylics, can confirm that we are all icky just like our paint.

Bro something about Scott just gives me good vibes idk why he just does

At the end the short evil laugh cracked me up!

Dude, you should make an online art class or something. I want to get into a new art style and I’ve been watching you for help. You should really try to make whole “classes” your kinda a teacher lol

Scott: “And I made a complete mess” Also Scott: *Continues to make a masterpiece*

I started in acrylic and moved to watercolor. I had such a hard time with the transition!!!! I painted with acrylic for almost 10 years and it was easy for me. I took me like a year to learn water control with WC

I honestly really like the distinct brush strokes form the acrylics I feel like they add so much texture