How to Make Craft Acrylic Paint Thicker
13 Nov 2023 · 1 min
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In this tutorial, Christie Renee Hawkins shows how to transform runny craft acrylic paint into a thick, heavy‑bodied medium suitable for impasto techniques. She first displays a side‑by‑side comparison of craft acrylics (fluid, spreading easily) and heavy‑bodied acrylics (viscous, holding shape). To thicken a pale yellow craft acrylic that is too runny, she scoops gel medium onto her palette and mixes it directly into the paint. The resulting mixture no longer drips off the palette knife; it stays thick, enabling a textured, impasto style ideal for painting sunflowers.
