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Follow the paint's drying time recommendations before adding a glaze coat. The base coat, which is often the lightest color in your faux painting scheme, is an eggshell or satin-sheen latex paint.

Acrylic paint is well-suited for detail, and is easy to use. Depending on the technique used by the artist, acrylic can produce results that are like oil or watercolour. Acrylics are water-based which ...

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Acrylics, because they are water-based, can be thinned with water to create transparent washes. But the pigments don’t tend to adhere very well once this is done, which is where glazing media come in.