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Can you use acrylic paint on regular printing paper or do you need special paper?
I'm a beginner in painting and I need to know if I need a special kind of paper for acrylic paint. I don't want to use canvases quite yet.
And what about watercolors? Can regular printing paper work as well for them?
Acrylics work on just about everything get creative! Make sure that you are not painting on paper that you either use gesso or primer on your surface before you paint.
Since acrylic is a water based media you'll want to use paper that is heavier weight-80lb or higher personally I like 130lb hot press as its smooth and holds the paint well. That's not to say you can use what ever you want but make sure that it is acid free so your piece will last and not fade or turn yellow.
Watercolor: it is important to use paper with a high rag content-meaning there is cotton in the paper, 100% rag is the best. Also paper with a higher "tooth" or roughness of the paper is also very important hot press is smooth, cold press is rough.
For both you will want to tape the edges of your paper to a drawing board to avoid wrinkling especially when working with watercolor. It is also a good idea to avoid getting your paper too wet: let an area dry some before moving on.
Printer paper is a low weight, hot press paper that doesn't hold pigment well and will wrinkle when wet regardless if you tape your edges down. Printer paper is for your printer not for art.
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