What type of paint would be the best to use for someone transitioning from drawing to painting?

I love to draw/sketch. I wanna start using paints but the few I have tried have really not worked for me. I've tried water color and acrylics. On the one hand sometimes I feel the need for a thicker paint but then feel my painting could benefit by water color. I also am not sure what types of paints go with which canvases. HELP!What type of paint would be the best to use for someone transitioning from drawing to painting?
I had the same dilemma, to me oil painting is an easier transition than watercolor and acrylic. Acrylic seems to dry to fast if you're use to working with dry media which you are able to take your time with and alter the colors later on. Oil paint allows you to be more flexible when painting; it is easier for you to go back and change something while its still wet. Unfortunately, oil paint takes FOREVER to dry, but if you're patient i think its worth the wait. In my opinion, you should try acrylic after you get use to oil painting, which shouldn't take that long.





As for the types of paint, I like water soluble (or water mixable) oil paint. It's the easiest to work with, because you don't have to deal with using turpentine which is toxic and used to dilute the paint and clean the brushes. With water soluble paint, you can replace the turpentine with water. You can/should also use water soluble oil medium to mix into the paint to make it easier to move around on the canvas





As for canvases, I use the thin canvases found in an art supply store





I recently learned that if you intend on varnishing the painting when its done, you shouldn't use the same medium you used in the paint. You should also wait at least 6 months after the painting is completed to varnish it.





Don't get too frustrated when you start painting like i did, it might take a little bit of time to get used to the differences between drawing and painting


Good Luck, I hope this is helpful to youWhat type of paint would be the best to use for someone transitioning from drawing to painting?
One of characteristics of watercolor is fluidity. Having said that, watercolor painting should not be thick. Every brushstroke is light (not tonality but touch) and thin basically, and layers are created to have depth and substances. Acrylic painting can be thick or thin. You can make acrylic painting look like a little like watercolor by diluting the paint. You can make acrylic look like oil, and people cannot tell the difference easily.





It depends on what suits you. If you like oil painting look, you should try oil or acrylic. If you like watercolor look, you should try watercolor. And it never hurts to try everything to find out what you like.
i started out just drawing, but i like oils now too. I never really liked water colors, i just don't like the look. Ai don't like the colors from acrylics. You should try it all and see what you like. Also it just kinda takes practice to get used to it. When i started painting, i was pretty good at drawing, but i didn't get a good painting till i had done maybe 10 or so paintings.
From transitioning from drawing possibly watercolors. However my medium of choice is oils and you can paint as thin or as thick as you like.





The best foundation for any painting is a good drawing or sketch IMO, so you are half way there!
Try gouache paint.It's a just like an opaque watercolor but it's heavier and still has brilliant colors.And you can use it together with the watercolors.

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