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document.write('Acrylic mediums come in many forms. Thicker, thinner, more or less glossy, or runny, tougher, softer. Acrylic is the versatile super hero of the paint making word. You can make it like ink or as thick and sculptural as you. It is so adaptable that it is the one media that is used to a lesser or greater degree by virtually every artist in one way or another.<br> ');

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document.write('Making the pigment paste before grinding. The pigment is mixed to a paste with the spatula. In the case of Acrylic it is mixed with Surface Tension Breaker at this stage and it does not become paint until dispersal with muller or vigorous mixing with a spatula in a bucket within the acrylic medium. Only then does the paste gain the plastic qualities that we call paint. ');

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document.write(' This is the hand powered version of the mechanical milling that happens in factories. Often for acrylics mixing with a spatula by whipping in a bucket is simpler. For larger quantities some artists use the paint mixing attachments that are sold in hardware stores for attaching to electric drills. ');

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