How To Make Acrylics Look Like Oils! Painting Tips From A Professional Artist?

Acrylic paints can look and feel just like oil paints when you use the right tricks!

Acrylics are like watercolor paints that dry fast, they’re quick to work with, but sometimes they don’t have that rich, deep look that oil paints have. Oil paints are like slow-cooked soup; they take time to get ready and can shine or glow in a way acrylics usually don't.

One simple trick is using something called gesso, it's like a special kind of glue you put on your paper before you paint. It helps the paint stick better, just like how putting butter on bread makes the jam spread easier.

Another thing professionals do is add something called mediums, which are like helpers for the paint, they make it flow more smoothly and can help it look shiny or matte, depending on what you want.

You can also layer your colors, like stacking cookies one on top of another. Each layer makes the painting feel deeper and richer, just like oil paintings do!