Paints and Colors - FAQs

Q1: Can acrylic paint be used on fabric?

Answer: Yes, acrylic can be used on surfaces besides canvas, such as wood, metal, fabrics, and ceramics. For fabric use, it is better to mix you acrylic paint with fabric Medium, it will improve the use and also the flow of your paint when applied to the fabric and didn’t stiff your fabric after drying.

Q2: Why do artists choose oil paints over acrylic paint for canvas painting?

Answer: Acrylic paints are not blended after drying and also dry quickly. While oil paint can easily be blended to create the 'wet in wet' technique that is popular with oil paints, that’s why, a finished acrylic painting can look harsh compared to a finished oil painting.

Q3: Are the oil paint tubes metal or plastic material?

Answer: Yes, Marie’s oil paint tube (Single50ml or set of 12 tube 12ml) and Classic Oil Paints Single tube 30ml are Metal tubes.

Q4: Are Acrylic Paints Toxic?

Answer: Acrylic paints are water-base, safe to use for everyday painting. Only get toxic if you sand the painted surface specially in closed space, or ingested in large amounts, or used for airbrushing.

Q5: Do Acrylic Paints Contain Flammable Substances?

Answer: No, Acrylic paints do not include any flammable substances in their formula.

Q6: Is poster paint safe to be used on skin?

Answer: May be very mild irritants to the skin or mouth.

Q7: Is glass paint waterproof?

Answer: Glass Paint can't be washed off after dry. Glass Paints are water-resistant and Hard to Be Peeled.

Q8: Is oil pastel and crayon the same?

Answer: Oil pastels are made from a pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder, in contrast to wax crayons which are made without oil. Oil pastels have a better artist finished quality than crayons.

Q9: How to remove face paints from skin?

Answer: Use a mild soap and rise off with warm water or with a wet cloth. Or simply, you can use face wipes.

Q10: How do you sharpen face crayons?

Answer: A normal pencil sharpener can be used to sharpen. Refrigerate the crayon before sharpening (if needed).