What's diffrent from acrylic, oil, and water paints? which is best?what paper to use for painting on?

im trying to start painting and drawing. doing more with my art. So that i can sell it. and try to go to art school. increase my talent. PLEASE i would really like to know which paint is best for painting. for example( flowers , people, nature,ETC.OH and what paper to use for painting on?

What's diffrent from acrylic, oil, and water paints? which is best?what paper to use for painting on?
acrylic paint is the easiest if your a beginner its water based. oil paint is oil based so to clean your brushes you have to wash them in oil and it also takes soo long to dry. water colour is difficult to controlle and you ave to be ver precise when you use it ..i would go with acrylic
Reply:I think it is all personal preferance of the painter or artist. This would be something to ask your art teacher.
Reply:acrylic is very fast drying and can be tough when trying to achieve a life like quality to a picture as you'll want to mix paints to achieve certain colour tones and blending becomes difficult when the painting is drying so quick so if you are not a quick painter then this will not suit you, however acrylic is the least expensive and is generally better value for money. To paint with acrylic you will either need to paint on canvas or on board, the water in acrylic rumples paper, equally if you build up too much acrylic paint on a canvas the paint can crack and flake so board is best to paint on.


Oil paint equally can only really be used on canvas or on board. it is very slow drying but it does allow time for you to buid up a picture rather than achieve fine detail first time. There are also glazes you can buy to both protect the paint and achieve different finishes to the paint, however oil is quite expensive to buy but it can be watered down with oil such as sunflower oil easily available from any supermarket. to paint with oils you would need square tip brushes not the ones that go into a point unless you are buying brushes for finer detail.


Water colours is an aquired taste it is not for someone who wants to achieve life like qualities or fine details and can only be painted on watercolour paper, normal paper will rumple and the paint will run off of canvas or board also with water colour you will have to sketch out the painting first and you will usually still be able to see the pencil lines it is simple you are either a water coulour artist or you are not i work with oils and sometimes acrylics but i cant get my head around water colours. They are not that expensive to buy as a tube will go a long way.
Reply:I highly recommend oils for beginners. Oils are now available as the traditional oils and the water based oils that are much easier to clean up with water and do not have the toxic solvents that are used with traditional oils. You will have to decide which oil type you want. Be sure to use canvas, you can start with canvas pads, canvas boards or stretched canvas. I would suggest these types before trying to stretch the canvas yourself.





Do not get cheap brushes, you will only have to spend more money to replace them. Rather, you should buy the best brushes you can afford, they don't have to be expensive, just well made and make sure they designed to be used with oils.





The reason why I recommend oils is because watercolors have a mind of their own and acrylics dry so fast, you are forced to paint fast even when you add in the slow drying mediums. You will spend more time adjusting your painting style to the characteristics of the watercolors and acrylics. With oils, you basically have time to explore and develop your style of painting.





You might be a water colorist and you can always try it out by buying the watercolor pan set before investing a large amount of money on the watercolor tubes.





Have fun!
Reply:basically the differences in acrylic, oil and watercolor paints are only in the binders (the glues) that hold the pigments in place. That's why some are water soluble and others are not. For paper pieces, it's best to use an acrylic if you want a matte, easily applied heavy color. For a softer look, watercolor works great though it requires a heavier paper to work with. Oil paints can also be used, however the paper must be prepared with gesso (a primer) first.