Plein Air Painting With Interactive

I first invented Interactive in 2003 and in 2005 Atelier Interactive was in public use, in fact it replaced our conventional fast drying Atelier Acrylic and most people in Australia and New Zealand have been using it for 3 years, while I have 5 years experience. Over this time I have done a lot of plein air painting with Interactive and it works really well - the ability to slow the drying time and rehydrate the paint makes it so much easier to use than a regular acrylic, especially in dry or windy conditions.

Cut through the Fast Talk on Slow Acrylics

Clearly there is something important going on about the drying time of acrylics, but the discussion in some case does not give fully accurate information, or help the user to choose between competing products in this new category.

Standing apart from this “me-too” bandwagon is Interactive and Golden “Open.” Open really is different, and is very slow drying. It should be ideal for special needs such as alla prima plein air painting but “Open” can only be used for slow techniques, and should not be confused with Atelier Interactive, which can be used for slow and normal fast acrylic techniques.

What's On Your Palette?

One of the perks of being a Resident Artist is that I get to use lots of paint! Like many artists, I have standard colors that I favor, but I’ve gotten questions about what color to use for portraits, landscapes, etc. So lately I’ve been exploring different color palettes when I’ve painted with Interactive and I thought I’d share some of my favorites.

Chroma Link Feedback

We have just sent out our first email Newsletter – Chroma Link. We are trying to deliver useful information to you so that you can better use our products and stay up to date with what’s new at Chroma. We would really like to know what you think of Chroma link and about how we can make it better.

Mike Barr Interactive Discussion

Mike Barr is an award winning artist from South Australia who has recently started using Atelier Interactive. I was interested to see what such an accomplished acrylic artist thought of the new slow blending techniques available with Interactive.

I have decided to use Paint Talk to share our discussion with a wider audience and allow other artists to join in.

Paint Talk Gallery

Like most artists in this computer age, I get lots of emails every day. In addition to questions about paint and requests for events, I receive emails from artists that include images of recent works created with our products. Those are my favorite emails, as I always am so impressed with the talent and creativity of people who use our paints.