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What are Promarker Watercolours?

Promarker Watercolour guide Promarker Watercolour markers are precise, highly pigmented, and seamlessly mixable with traditional watercolour. The marker nibs allow for adding the finest of details, while the flexible brush tip is...

What type of brush hair is best for acrylic painting?

If you’re using acrylic, natural hog hair brushes are a good choice. They are naturally stiff and each bristle is split into two or three at the tip. These splits...

How to reshape, dry and store acrylic paint brushes?

With acrylic brushes, it’s important to remove excess water, dry ferrules and handles, reshape brush heads, and rest them with the bristles facing upwards to dry off. Don’t worry if...

How to clean acrylic paint brushes?

Discover expert tips for cleaning and maintaining your acrylic brushes to ensure their longevity and peak performance. Learn the best practices and common pitfalls to avoid, keeping your tools in...

Can you mix oils with acrylics?

You can’t mix oils with acrylics, but you can still use them with one another. Oil paint will work over acrylic (but not vice versa) and so acrylics can be...

Understanding the drying times of our acrylic paints

One of the main reasons for choosing acrylic paints is their ability to dry quickly. This is a guide to Winsor & Newton acrylic drying times.

Can Professional Acrylic be mixed with Winsor & Newton Galeria?

It's possible to fully intermix Galeria Acrylic Colour with Professional Acrylic colour, either in layers or on the palette.

How do the blacks and greys differ in Professional Acrylic?

This guide compares different blacks and greys in Winsor & Newton's Professional Acrylic range: Ivory Black for general use, Mars Black for stronger tinting, Davy’s Gray and Graphite Grey for...

Which whites are included in the Professional Acrylic range?

Get help choosing a Winsor & Newton acrylic white with this guide to the three versions available in our ranges. Each has different properties.

What are the primary colours in the Acrylic colour range?

This guide identifies the primary colours for three and six colour mixing systems in the Winsor & Newton acrylic colour ranges. As a guide, we also recommend that you choose transparent...

Does priming acrylic paintings impact long-term durability?

Priming is mainly intended to ensure that the paint applied over it adheres well and becomes even. Priming also gives an even surface (at least with white, black or self-coloured...