Is acrylic paint like oil paint?

Acrylic paint is water based and the brushes can be cleaned with soap and water. 'Oil paint' is oil based and needs turpentine or paint thinner to clean brushes. Both come in tubes and are quite thick. You can use a paintbrush or pallette knife to apply the paint. You can also purchase 'folk art' acrylic paint in bottles, which is quite watery.

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acrylic is not water based although some may contain some water - acrylic paint uses plastic as a binder and requires a solvent that "melts" the plastic to keep it liquid - when painted on the solvent evaporates leaving the plastic to harden and binding the pigment to the surface - oil paint works exactly the same way but uses non plastic binders that require only oil, usually linseed oil, as a solvent

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