Acrylic paint care
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:09 am
Just a note here, because something I read reminded me of this. Most people don't realize that paint can be easily affected by temperature and it is very important to keep your acrylic paints in a controlled environment. NEVER put your paints in a storage facility that is not temperature controlled!!! And above all, don't let your paints freeze!!!!
When I moved (yea eons ago) from Phoenix to Denver to go to art school, everything I owned, including my huge collection of acrylic paints, was in the back of a pickup truck and attached trailer. Unfortunately, I arrived in Denver during an arctic storm front where the temps were below 0. Everything (and I mean everything) I own froze, including the paints. Ignorant little me didn't know that was a problem - until I went to use the paints and instead of nice smooth paint coming out of the tubes and jars I had a grainy, gloppy substance that was useless there really wasn't much I could have done to have prevented this, but I remembered it ever after and always made sure that my paints were kept safe during future moves!
When I moved (yea eons ago) from Phoenix to Denver to go to art school, everything I owned, including my huge collection of acrylic paints, was in the back of a pickup truck and attached trailer. Unfortunately, I arrived in Denver during an arctic storm front where the temps were below 0. Everything (and I mean everything) I own froze, including the paints. Ignorant little me didn't know that was a problem - until I went to use the paints and instead of nice smooth paint coming out of the tubes and jars I had a grainy, gloppy substance that was useless there really wasn't much I could have done to have prevented this, but I remembered it ever after and always made sure that my paints were kept safe during future moves!