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high viscosity, peaked red paint
acrylic

Beyond Colour: The Rheology and Viscosity of Acrylic Paints

Today’s acrylic paint comes formulated in a range of mediums from free flowing, ink-like forms to highly bodied, gel types.Rheology and viscosity are the key properties that form the real structure...
hand ground watercolours and a palette knife on a glass sheet with a glass muller
acrylic paint

Mulling It Over: Contemporary Pigment Grinding

Grinding is the essential step in paint making that allows pigments to be transformed into smooth, liquid paint. Pigment load is often given primacy over all else when evaluating paint but the qual...