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Art students from selected schools are checking out Atelier Interactive Artists' Acrylic and Mediums. See what they have to say about the paint and join in the discussion if you like.
There are (43) Comments so far, why not join the discussion?
Many students from the colleges and universities across the USA have been involved in our Student Paint Trials. By partaking in this survey, selected art students were able to fully explore Interactive and its mediums. These students produced highly original works on surfaces such as canvas, panel and paper, and utilized creative techniques such as blending, layering and revealing to render pieces with depth and sophistication.
If your college or university would like to participate in a Student Trial Program, please contact Jennifer at jvonstein@chromaonline.com or by calling 1-800-257-8278.
Below are paintings from some of these students: Angelo Armagno (The School of the Visual Arts, NY, NY); Joanna Babb, Willie Murphy, Kellie Newsome and Deedra Sutherland (Troy University, Troy, AL); Maria Carmona and Alicia Torres (MDC-InterAmerican, Miami, FL).
Hi There, My name is Alex P. and I am a Third Year art student at the Curtin University Department of Art in Perth, Western Australia. Although I have focused mostly on painting this year, I also do a mixture of projection short films and drawing. Well currently, as you know, I am participating in the Atelier Interactice Student Survey, so over the next few weeks you will hear about my blogs and experience with the Atelier Interactive range from past and present, which I have really come to enjoy this year, but unfortunately due to the expensive nature of paints, I have run out! So kudos, to the owner at Atelier for providing the opportunity for me to share my work as well as paints that otherwise I cant afford.
OK, a little background on me and my love hate relationship with paints: I grew up appreciating the figurative constructs in paintings and although some may view the figurative painting as limiting, I enjoy the discipline and patience suggested by this type of work. Originally in high school, my experiences with paints stemmed from oil paints. Over the last few years though, I have developed a nasty case of a respiratory problem akin to asthma due to the solvents in oil paints. Even a small whiff of them would have me running for my emergency stash of medication which eventually resulted in a even nastier 'rebound' effect. Remember the painful sensation of water accidently going up the nasal passages when swimming? Multiply that by 10. Resultingly, I switched over to Atelier Acrylics and found my symptoms to have improved heaps. Although the plastic like smell of Acrylics still bothers me slightly, I found that it has been the most tolerable compromise between my hypoallergy and my desire to paint. I dislike doing sketchy experimenting paintings, beyond colour swatches. I my prefer method of learning the properties of Acrylic is actually through the process of painting a major painting. Over the next few weeks after I receive the student survey paints, I will hopefully, put up pics of my painting steps and observations, rather than just a finished pic of a painting. Thanks for reading this introduction this far for now. I'l talk technique later. Talk to you soon. Alex P.7/Dec/07
Hi there folks, although I still havent got round to receiving the Interactive paints, I thought I'll post up an acrylic sketch I have done loosely, hence giving you an idea of what I paint. I enjoy exaggerating artificial colour schemes, stylised realism and mixing loose and tight brushwork. The portrait of Ryan is tighter with more time spent on it, but I still consider it a sketch. As the work was completed with normal Acrylics (not the interactive range), some of my impressions of the paint include: dries out too quickly compared to my prefered taste, dull dried finish, harder to blend due to time constraints of its drying, dries two shades darker and generally keeps you on your feet. Hopefully, when I begin using the interactive range I will be able to prove to myself that it will correct many of the frustrations associated with Acrylics in general. Alex P. 8/12/07
Dear Alex
This is getting interesting, because you have a very high skill level using “old” Atelier. if you look at the leaflet Old & New Techniques you’ll see that Fast Medium allows you to keep going with fast drying layering techniques if you want to – or you can explore the new techniques while continuing to layer.
You’ll get more done wet-in-wet blending and you may need to set the painting aside for a while between layers to cure a bit before proceeding, but you will probably want to go on layering. Dampening first to get the values in balance will be a big plus, but I don’t know myself how the rest will go. There is someone in Dallas doing figure painting who is “happy about it”, but you are on your own really and I hope the new paint will give you new areas to explore and allow you to develop more oil paint-like techniques into your paintings.
The fact that you can’t use oils is unfortunate at your age and maybe Atelier Interactive will be the answer.
Jim
Old & New Techniques
http://chromaonline.com/chroma/co...teractive_Old_and_New_Techniques.pdf
Alexander P again. Hope everyone has had a safe and productive Christmas. Ok. I just got the paints and this is a quick still life study painted with the Interactive range. My impressions of the paint compared to old atelier: Fully compatible with other acrylics when mixed, great colour strength, nice consistency. Ok its true. the paints do rewet after you spray it when it gets gluggy. A+ bonus. The only frustration has got to do with that you have to wait till the water penetrates the gluggy paint fully before mixing it through and through before getting a smooth consistency-although it really only takes a short time- I'm just being impatient really. Paint quality is quiet decent after rehydration. Also careful to spray only as much as you need or else it'll turn to a watercolour! The tonal shift upon drying is less noticeable is this new range. Cheers to that!
Hi, my name is Hector Perez, am a student from the University of Arizona. I tend to do realistic works of art in arcylics. lately I been using biblical or mythology stories to paint like David vs. Goliath and Icarus. I have tested the atelier paints in a small piece of paper for fun, and they work great. I use mostly Winstor & Newton acrylic paint and Golden, and Atelier is up there in quality with Golden. By next week, hopefully I should have some pictures of a new painting am doing using Atelier paint.
Hello there! I'm Lauren, and I'm a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. I jumped at the chance to try out a new product, even if I am not a huge fan of acrylic paints. I got my set of paints in last week and I'm not only impressed by the large jar sizes, but by the brilliant pigments contained therein. I'm minutes away from starting my very first painting using your product, I will let you all know how it goes!
Also, a question. The material that came with my paints said this is a three-month trial. Does that mean I have to send the paints back after three months is over? Or is that the deadline to send in feedback?
Hi Lauren! Glad you like the paints so far. The three month trial is to give you enough time to explore Interactive and to provide feedback. You do not need to send the paint back to us afterwards.
I been using the atelier products this week and testing out the slow and binder medium. The slow dry medium is better use in small amount, too much and it makes the paint watery which is easily rubbed off when adding another layer on top of it. I prefer Liquitex Slow-Dri blending medium and gel; it doesn’t break down the paint or leaves it like water.
The binder medium I used it like acrylic matte medium, it works well to seal a layer of paint. I mix it with acrylic to test it out and it does leave a nice glossy surface but I spray it water many times because it would dry rapidly. When I added to the canvas that way it would pick up a layer of paint underneath leaving streaks, which is something I wouldn’t recommend doing.
Otherwise, the acrylics work fine and could be mix with other brands also.
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I am a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, studying Illustration. Here is an image that I did about Greed. Based on the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Instead of man reaching for God he is reaching for a gold coin. First, I prepared the surface with some texture, then moved in on the painting. Honestly before I tried these paints, i hated acrylic. But now I really do enjoy it. You can stop working for a couple of hours and then come back to the painting and just pick right up again, like you could with oils. The drying time is extended greatly and that makes it worth it all on it own.
Okay, I have 3 images ready of a painting am doing. Its not done yet, am re-working the background until it works for me. I have the 1st step with the Atelier paint and middle progress.
Hi everyone,
My mane is Teri and I attend the University of Arizona as a Studio Art Major. My current area of focus is painting.
First, I would like to extend my appreciation for all the great paints.
My painting style moves from abstract to imaginative realism. The goal of my current series of paintings to engage in a visual examination and exploration of the absurdity of life as expressed or elucidated through existentialist ideals. I achieve this through a juxtaposition of contrary shapes, colors, or subject matter in order to jolt the viewers out of a state of the mundane and cause them to ask why or what they are seeing. My goal is not to shock but to engage the viewers and cause them to reconsider their general preconceived ideals of reality.
As far as techniques go, I work heavily with glazes and resist techniques using various under painting styles depending upon the results desired.
Golden paints and mediums are the paints I have been using and now use in combination with the interactive paints.
I find the interactive paints very useful when I need to engage in wipe-back techniques. I also like that they have a longer open time. In Tucson Arizona, the humidity levels are generally very low; accordingly increasing the open time with acrylic paints is a real boon.
I have attached some images of paintings executed in traditional acrylics and in combination traditional acrylic/interactive and finally interactive paint.
I have re-work the background and the figure a bit, using heavy glazes and thick layers of paint of just atelier paint. The fast dry medium I didn't like to much because it will pull the bottom layer of paint while adding the new one on top, it works better if you spray multiple times. Am including a full picture of the painting and a close up.
Hi Dan - great painting! Love the sky, very expressive. How big is this piece?
A couple things to consider while you are exploring...
You are in such a dry environment that you may benefit from a new medium we've created, called Thick Slow Medium. I'll get a bottle of it to you. It's more of a gel so you can keep painting impasto without it becoming watery. I've found a little can go a long way in Pennsylvania! Of course, you can also just use Interactive straight from the tube, if you find that using Slow Medium is too slow and Fast Medium is too fast.
You also mentioned using the Binder Medium like a matte medium. If you mix it directly with the paint, it will make Interactive act like a conventional acrylic and dry quickly. That would why you had to use the water sprayer so much and the layer dry rapidly.
Last but not least, if you find your paint lifting, like when you applied the Fast Medium on top, you want to make sure the underlayers are touch dry. If they are still juicy, those layers may pull up like you said. Sometimes I use a hair dryer to get my layers to dry faster.
Hi everyone, my name is Kimberley and I go to SVA. I don't have much to report yet cause I've only used the paints twice so far. But so far so good...I usually use acrylic as my underpainting and then go to oils for my detail. I like the interactive paints so far because I can play with them longer and I get a lot more into the painting right away... my favorite part is the spray bottle. Hopefully I will get used to this new type of acrylics soon and depend less on oils....
The painting is a small piece 11.5 by 11.5 inches, I usually do a small piece to warm up before I do a bigger one. I also been using the atelier paints with other brands combine in a bigger canvas and I like the way atelier holds up. I just started using the unlocking formula, which I was weary at first since its a new product; but I have started to like. I spray it on the canvas but it does need to be brush back up to the area am working, because it runs down unlocking other areas where I didnt want open. The thick slow medium you mention sounds good, it sounds similar to the gel blending medium which holds up very well. I was also meaning to ask if Atelier makes Mars Black or any other black??
I included a link which shows my past art work from the U of A, just so you can view what type of art I do.
thanks!
http://eportfolio.cfa.arizona.edu/cover.php?portid=970&eio=s
Hello! My name is Claudia. I am a student at the University of Arizona. I am studying psychology and studio art. I started painting at a young age mainly with oils and watercolors. I am also currently very interested in combined media and sculpture. I used to paint mainly portraits of landscapes and wildlife. However, since I started at the university I have been struggling with painting in a more conceptual way. I am still at the experimental level of trying to find my style of painting. I started painting with acrylics only a few years ago and am still experimenting with them as well. I am really looking forward towards what experiences I may gain through painting with the atelier interactive acrylic paints. I was a little late with introducing myself since the semester only began a few weeks ago. I should be starting to paint pretty soon though!
Hey my name is Alex and I am currently a student at SVA. I really like the interactive acrylic paints...so ballin. They mix really well. I haven't really used alot of the mediums tho, some of the fast stuff cuz they do dry really quickly. I've done a couple pieces with them. this is the one i'm currently working on wif does acrylics. My painting style is usually very loose but tightened up alittle bit since being at SVA. and since i started using the interactive acrylics i've def been using the acrylics more than oils.
Howdy! my name is Matt - I'm painting buddies with Kimberly :) at SVA (and also alex?) i have just started using Interactiv acrylics - I am too impatient to use oil but sometimes I need to go back and paint *into* dried areas, which Interactiv lets you do. I'll try to get some work up soon. I look forward to seeing work from other schools as well
Hey there Dan -
Interactive has a very cool range of Blacks - Carbon and Mars, as well as Red Black, Green Black, Brown Black and Blue Black, which are awesome for chiaroscuro effects. I'm sending you some tubes, along with a bottle of the Thick Slow Medium, so you can provide some feedback. Also when you are spraying water or the Unlocking Formula, you should only need to spray enough so your surface feels slick like wet paint again. I do about 2-3 sprays about 8-12" away. If you get really close and spray a lot, the paint will obviously run, which sometimes is cool but other times not quite the look I was going for!
Hey Alex - neat painting! What inspired it?
I am looking forward to using those. One thing I notice with the Burnt Umber Atelier paint is when its mix with white it gives me a grayish brown. Winsor & Newton Burnt Umber when mix with white gives me the desire color scheme of skin tone. I added more white to the mix of the Atelier burnt umber and it gave me a nice gray color. That’s the only difference I notice from both brands so far.
Here is a new Information sheet I have written that outlines how to use Interactive for
1. New slow, wet-in-wet techniques and
2. Old fast wet-over-dry techniques.
http://www.chromaonline.com/chrom..._Basic_information_Sheet_April08.pdf
Hi There folks,
Its Alexander P again, from Australia. Its nice to see so many posts since I've been here last. I was beginning to think I was the only one out there! Ahh the student life: uni, re-enrolment and working to death to earn your up keep. I'm sure many of you will understand and forgive the hiatus.
Here are some recent snaps of a large work in progress based on a poetry I wrote called 'The Copper Man', using the wonderful Atelier Interactive Paints, within an artificial colour scheme.
I got the new paints in today along with the thick slow which I plan on using in the next painting. Am about to finish one painting that is a mix of Golden/Winsor&Newton/Atelier. A good part of it is Atelier paints, I used them more because the colors were more vibrant and easier to blend. The painting is a master study I started back in Dec.07 of Caravaggio's Taking of Christ, its not an original painting of mine; I did it to learn how he did glazes and his painting techniques. Its done in acrylic paint and its about maybe a week from being done.
Hi ,am Ella, finishing my third year at Curtin Uni in Western Australia. it has been really interesting to read your comments so far, only severe technical problems have kept me computer silent up til now. I have been a traditional oil painter loving the qualities of the paint that allow you to play and move over the surface. However having read the blurb on the Atelier acrylics i am interested to give them a go and see what the malleability and the colour is like compared to oils. i will post some of my work when i can import it
I recently added a comment to the Commonly asked Interactive questions article that covers:
The use of Binder and Fast Medium to seal layers,
The effect humidity can have on Interactive and
How to use Slow Medium and Interactive to control tonal change.
I think you will find the information helpful
http://www.chromaonline.com/chrom...nt_talk/common_interactive_questions
(It is comment 12)
Jim
Dear Folks,
Alexander P. Happy to report that I am very satisfied and pleased with the Atelier Interactive paint so far. The colour vibrancy remains strong after mixing with less of a tonal shift when drying in comparisons to the previous paint which dried within minutes in this boiling weather which can be very frustrating. These new paints take more time to dry and its re-wetable properties are fantastic! I had to be careful to stick to one medium and varnish: Satin Varnish to avoid the different gloss properties of the others when viewed in strong lighting. If colour vibrancy is important to you, I would encourage you to varnish your works with the Atelier Satin Varnish or others depending on what gloss level you prefer, as the varnish does saturate the colours making it richer and more vibrant. Not to mention protecting the paint layer. I am posting up the final stage and final outcome of the painting titled 'The Copper Man', after using Atelier Interactive paints. Any feed back will be appreciated. More paintings to be followed at a later date...
I attacted two pictures, one a finish painting and the 2nd is a new i started recently. For the Taking of Christ i did used all the black that I got recently which work great for the shadows. It did save me the trouble of mixing darker browns or reds and does have a nice shine to it when applied. The thick slow medium is an improvement I believe over the Slow dry medium, the thick gel holds the paint together rather than making it watery. The 2nd painting I will be using more greens and yellows, so far its a mix of Atelier and Golden paints.
Hello Students
Here are a few ideas I have had in regards to the Archival and Interactive student surveys.
The Archival Oils users have the easier task because they only need to match up their choice of paint and mediums with the way they want to work – for example:
FAST = Fast White plus the Fast Mediums, which will also be chosen for their consistency.
SLOW = Standard Titanium White plus Classic Slow Medium.
Everyone will presumably be pleased that the mediums are odourless.
Techniques
The techniques you can develop are all the traditional oil painting techniques – the paint gives you control over drying time and freedom to overpaint without long delays between layers, provided that you use Smooth Gel in your underpaint.
It seems only natural to choose this modern, easier to use paint unless there is something you don’t like about its consistency.
It is not likely that a young person will be shocked at the idea of a modern oil paint replacing an old fangled one, in fact if you go back in time to where oil paint was new in 1450 it’s popularity grew quickly because it was easier and much more versatile than fresco and tempera.
I hope you will find Archival Oils are also easier, and more free and versatile to use than traditional oil paints. Possibly other brands may be “modernised” as the 21st century moves on.
The Archival Basic Information Sheet has been updated, click the link below to get the new pdf.
http://www.chromaonline.com/chroma/content/view/full/5658
Atelier Interactive is vastly different
While Archival Oils can be described as a “better mousetrap”, easily adapted to your purpose, Atelier Interactive is a “different mousetrap” and there are many techniques that can be developed which have never been available to artists before. After four years of intensive use, I am still finding out new ways to carry out this painting process.
Alex Pui. Perth Western Australia
I have made earlier comments to you regarding blending, now I think you should check out the section on surface blending in the updated Interactive Info Sheet. It is something I have been doing for ages but have only just found words to describe it, probably because it is so new. “Normal” blending is the main paint application method with oils where the whole wet layer is “blended,” but you can’t do “surface blending” with oils because oil paint forms a skin.
Click the link below for the updated Interactive Basic Info Sheet
http://www.chromaonline.com/chroma/content/view/full/5667
Jim
Dan. Tucson Arizona
Quote: Originally posted by Dan
“I been using the atelier products this week and testing out the slow and binder medium. The slow dry medium is better use in small amount, too much and it makes the paint watery which is easily rubbed off when adding another layer on top of it. I prefer Liquitex Slow-Dri blending medium and gel; it doesn’t break down the paint or leaves it like water.
The binder medium I used it like acrylic matte medium, it works well to seal a layer of paint. I mix it with acrylic to test it out and it does leave a nice glossy surface but I spray it water many times because it would dry rapidly. When I added to the canvas that way it would pick up a layer of paint underneath leaving streaks, which is something I wouldn’t recommend doing.”
You and Jezabel (Perth WA) are the most energetic and excitable students so far and it is enthusiasm and producing a lot of work that makes an artist in the end but I see you getting your techniques confused for lack of information, check out the Interactive Info Sheet. and you will see that Atelier Interactive can open up a different world for you if you use the Slow Mediums, water spray, etc. As soon as you add Liquitex or Golden or any fast mediums including our own, you go in the opposite direction and it can be confusing if you are not aware what is happening.
NOTE: You and Alex both live in very dry places so you may find it useful to add 15% Retarder to your water spray.
Caravaggio Project
I love the idea of your Caravaggio project. You would know that the term “chiaroscuro” literally means “clear darkness”, or the feeling of looking into a depth of shadow. I would suggest a glaze mixture of 2 parts Slow Medium (liquid type) to one part Binder. The Binder will increase the luminous character of the glaze. Old Master glazes were very neutral but glowing. You could try Red Black and Green Black, or even Crimson (S1) plus Pthalo Green and you can throw the neutral glaze slightly warm or cool. Use a lot of medium mixture and little paint and apply many layers. Fast Medium plus small amounts of paint = the Fast Method but I would prefer the Slow Method as being more subtle. It will still be rather quick in your climate if you only use the water spray when you need it.
Have you ever seen a Caravaggio? “Flesh” colours at that time were often layered over a green base colour, essentially Terre Verte. I don’t know what art museums you have access to but it is one thing to look at a painting on the internet and quite another to see the real thing. Learning to be an artist has a lot to do with handling paint and if you have your favourites it helps a lot to see the originals!
Students who live in New York, London, Paris or Madrid and other cities with good art museums have a huge advantage which simply does not work for you if you think the internet does everything and never visit them or go to exhibitions!
Jim
New Entrants
We are starting to see more students entering this project and saying hello – they could also post some current work. Naturally I hope that all of you will find your work improves when you use Archival Oils or Atelier Interactive, but that if it happens, will take time – the other students will want to know where you live, what stage you are in your course, and what your ambitions are, backed up where possible with some images. If you can email images but don’t know how to load the website, just email us.
Do I have to return the paint?
I have been asked if you have to return the paints used in the survey after 3 months? Certainly not. We want everyone in the survey to work along throughout the year 2008, asking for more supplies when you need them. In return we ask that you work and post. The best examples are Jezabel, Dan and Alex who are posting paintings and comments. I hope the rest of you will get moving and create a really interesting International Art Students’ site right here on Paint Talk.
If you have any feedback or would like to contact me please do not reply to this email, instead post a comment on Paint Talk.
Jim Cobb
Paint Maker
Dear Jim Cobb,
Thank you very much for the advice on blending. Coming from an oil painting background, I have always found blending to be easy and very manageable. After overcoming the problems of fast drying and tonal variations upon drying and the resulting overworking that can occur, the PDF download sheet has articulated the most basic challenges for any oil painter working with acrylics. With the luxury of time so limited in acrylic paint application, especially as you have noted the dry climate I live in, it is so nice to have a retarder and a rewetable paint handy and on your side.
I have experimented the blending of Atelier and find it to be the most satisfying for both artist and the eventual viewer.
However at this stage I do not wish to make it easy for the viewer. I wish to deliberately 'posterize' and fragment my colours, letting the eyes blend together the colours using distance, similar to principles of pointilism, except I don't work with dots. I juxtapose specific colours blended on the palatte, then apply them in deliberate and fragmented shapes that work together to form an image. I will post an image up soon to demonstrate my meaning...
Thanks for the kind words and info Jim, I will use the binder as you describe in your latest comments and post back feedback once am done with the latest painting. For the Caravaggio project I did use Red Black, Green Black, Blue Black, and Mars Black which gave me great results. The one thing I did notice about Mars Black is the pigment is a little brown and the brown pigment increase with any Atelier slowing or thickening product. I mix the Winsor Mars Black with the Atelier slowing products and didn’t show brown pigment. The other two paints you mention Crimson (S1) and Pthalo Green I didn’t receive those in the last shipment. I am also including a picture of the 2nd step of my new painting; which I show the 1st step back in March 22nd. What kind of varieties does Atelier have in greens, yellows and reds?? I only have one yellow and one red of Atelier acrylic paint.
Hello,
I just wanted to introduce myself as one of the students using Atelier Interactive acrylics so I may start posting my experiences. I've been working with the Atelier products for about 5 months and have found them to be superior over my Liquitex and Utrecht products. It took me a little while to get used to the texture and viscosity of the paints, but once I figured out what medium-to-pigment ratio worked well for me, I've found my painting to be a great success.
I have a habit of not cleaning my brushes in between colors, applying pigment fairly thick, and working fast, adding layers almost immediately. Because of this, I've found the Fast Medium/Fixer to be my medium of choice. I've never painted with oils, so the slow medium has taken a while to get used to for me. The unlocking formula is very helpful, as well, although half the time I forget to use it, and the other times i've found it makes things wet for too long for me.
I've been very pleased with the fact that less pigment is needed compared to traditional acrylics. Because of this I've found my blended, flat coverage, and highlighted areas to be of greatest benefit to the Atelier Interactive paints. Here is a piece I've been working on with the Atelier paints:
Thank you!
Laura
hi painters
I am normally an oils painter but decided to try out acrylics due to this survey and the properties of this new interactive line. Experimenting with wet in wet tecniques and using a lot of mediums to float the paint in. The subject is a stunning group of gorges in the niorth of Western Australia which lend themselves to this technique.
with the darker areas i used pigment mixed with water and bindermedium with a squirt of clear painting medium and gradually added more water. however with the green ares i used 90% clear painting medium and found that the drying process took 32 hours.
Has anyone got any suggestions for thickening the medium compatible with this interactive line? even my thickest, gluggiest pours are tending to dry flatter than i'd hoped.
hope to hear from you Ella
Ella
Thick Slow Medium has viscosity similar to the paint. If you want texture use the Impasto Gel medium or Modelling Compound.
As an oil painter do you know about Archival and Its fast drying properties? Nobody seems to be doing oil over acrylics yet and it can work very well.
Jim
The latest picture of my painting and could be the complete look also. I used multiple glazes with the thick slow medium with a little slow dry which work out great and gave me the results I wanted. As for your previous question Jim, I never been to one of those cities museums you mention nor have I seen a Caravaggio art work in person sadly; hopefully one day I will.
Great work Dan!
Recent work in Atelier Interactive Paints. Titled 'The Daddy of Lost Causes' 1.2x0.9 metres. Any constructive feedback welcomed. Cheers!
Hi All,
I'm new to this survey, although I took delivery of my paints quite some time ago (you probably thought that I was a lost cause, Jim), and I am also part of the Archival Oils survey.
I am a first year at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, studying for a Ba Fine Art. I have always preferred to work in oils due to the longer drying times, the buttery texture, pourability once diluted and 3d qualities of oils, so I was keen to try out the Interactive range - especially the unlocking formula and the texture medium. I like to experiment with techniques and mediums to achieve different outcomes.
I'm posting a couple of experimental paintings on heavyweight paper in which I've used different techniques and mediums on similar compositions. You may not be able to see this, but I have used 2 different texture mediums (Jo Sonja Texture Medium and Chromacryl Impasto Gel Medium) to "stencil" with as well as Golden Clear Tar Gel (to achieve super shiny stencilled shapes) and have sprayed dilute acrylic paint and added salt as well. I haven't used the Interactive range - just the Chromacryl black & white. I also mixed whiting with paint and Binder medium and piped it onto the painting.
I totally love the way the stencils and piping have turned out - they make me just want to touch them! I welcome any comments and, Jim, I wonder if Chroma has anything to match the clear shiny finish of the Clear Tar Gel? I am going to add my latest work which uses the Interactive range in a new blog which is completely different to these. Stay tuned...
Dale Frances
Hi All,
Wooohooo! I've completed this painting using Interactive Green/Black and Black, Atelier Slow Medium and Atelier Unlocking Formula and I was sooo impressed.
My intention was to keep the paint quite movable. One thing I have found with acrylics in the past was that they dried too fast for the technique I wanted to use with this painting - that of removing the paint to expose the canvas for the highlights. I've been working with charcoal and kneadable eraser a lot and I wanted to use the same technique with paint.Ordinarily I would have used oils for this but I used acrylics as the painting needed to be dry for submission at Uni the next day(yeah, I know - last minute job!) and it wouldn't be dry enough if I used oils, even Archivals. But even with Slow Medium, this was not possible in the same way as with oils. By spraying the Unlocking Formula before the skin forms and the paint stays quite workable. I pulled the paint easily from the surface using rags and cotton buds.
One added bonus I found was the effect the Unlocking Formula had on the wet paint which was very similar to the effect you get spraying turps onto dilute oil paint - the pigment was repelled making for a fantastic light effect given what I was trying to acheive in my work (I wanted a particularly eerie feeling, which was why I chose the Green/Black). I can see how this effect might be undesirable in other paintings, but for me it was perfect. I haven't yet used the unlocking formula to 'unlock' drier layers, only in wet paint, but I am terribly happy with what I have discovered in this instance.
One thing, 'tho; the spray bottle I was sent sprays a lovely fine spray, but mine is only spraying in half an arc. Is it blocked, or is that how it is supposed to spray?
In just over a week I'm off to the Pilbara on a 3 week 4WD trip. I plan to take the Interactives with me, so look out for some outback inspired work from me.
Dale Frances
Dale Frances
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