Further Information

This section gives you some additional information and useful facts to know about Galeria Acrylic Colour.

Why not explore the world of acrylics and make your mark…with murals in fine art 

As Galeria is an economical medium it is ideal for use on large-scale works such as scenery, theatre sets or murals. With its fast drying time, Galeria is suitable for works indoors or outdoors.

A panoramic mural with Galeria

Application to walls - Unless new, the wall is best stripped back to plaster and must not be dusty, have a broken surface or damp. Oil based paint layers should be removed. 

Preparation - If new, plaster should be allowed to dry, sized with wallpaper paste and then primed with Acrylic Gesso Primer or Galeria White Gesso Primer.  If stripped and the wall proves dusty or to be friable, a suitable stabilising primer should be used, before applying the Winsor & Newton primer. 

Drying time & Protection - Colours will be touch dry in approximately 20 minutes. Allow the completed work to dry for 48 hours before varnishing. For interior murals, which are thought of as fine art, Galeria Gloss or Matt Varnish is recommended.  For exterior work, an exterior quality polyurethane varnish provides greater protection.  

Why not explore the world of acrylics and make your mark…in the Home

Decoration With the ability to use colour straight from the tube and with the benefits that acrylic offers in terms of fast drying properties, this makes painting with acrylic quick and easy and ideal for creating home interior ideas to suit your needs.  Why not add an individual and personal touch to your rooms by creating something that you will be proud of.

Create home designs with Galeria 

Sometimes the simplest creations are often the most effective. You could try painting three 30 x 30cm canvases a solid colour, each a slightly different shade of one colour or the colours to match your room setting. Hang the three canvases horizontally on a wall about 10cm apart to produce an abstract triptych.

Home art with Galeria  

Why not explore the world of acrylics and make your mark… with Decorative Art

Acrylics can be used for craft creations to suit any home interior. Galeria is also ideal for adding design and creative flair to plant pots and baskets to brighten up your garden.

Decorating plant pots with Galeria 

Galeria offers a bright spectrum of colours and with their quick drying properties your craft activities will not take you long. Try adding dried flowers, dried pasta or simply add some of the Galeria texture gels to produce a 3 – dimensional masterpiece.

For other ideas, why not try making home made greetings cards or simply take a piece of canvas and add colour and accessories as you desire…and get creative!

Greetings cards with Galeria 

Creating Texture and Feel

Painting is often as much about texture and “feel” as it is about the “look” of the image and that’s why we have developed a complementary range of Galeria Acrylic Mediums that are perfectly suited for Galeria colour.

Designed to offer you fresh options, these allow the artist to explore the full range of the tactile as well as visual properties of acrylics.  Acrylics allow you to explore virtually any application you can imagine. The possibilities range from controlling the finish (be it gloss, matt, satin or iridescent) to altering the consistency of the colour (thick for textured works, thin for flat paint films).

Using the proper medium allows for staining, printmaking, mixed media, aggregate textures and even carving. Visit our Acrylic Mediums section for more information on all the different mediums offered.

Recommended colour palette

Your initial palette should provide a wide colour spectrum and should have a good balance between strong tinting and weaker tinting colours. The common practice is to maintain a broad palette of about twelve colours and add to it for specific requirements.

We recommend the following colour palette as a starting point for beginners:

Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue, Vermilion Hue, Permanent Rose, Crimson, Ultramarine, Winsor Blue, Phthalo Green, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Titanium White.

Beginner's colour palette 

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