The best acrylic paint?

[Jenny-Nails]

I'm a lover of nail art and have plenty of clients asking for new and different designs too.

I was wondering which acrylic paints are the best, I currently use Spangles paints, but find they are a little on the thick/gloopy side, and sometimes the consistency of the paint is unpredicatable (e.g. thick one 1 dip in the pot, then watery on the next dip!! A nightmare to use basically!!)

Does anyone have a tried and tested range of paints that they'd recommend as reliable to use?

I did see the article about gel pens.....can you use those to colour in large areas on the nail(e.g. petals on a flower?) without the colour 'slipping'??

I'd really appreciate any help or advice

Thanks in advance

Jenny-Nails :lol:

 

[Lellipop]

Hiya Jenny,
I use small pots of acrylic paints, I buy them from craft shops and i think the ones i have are intended to be used by kids as there are lots of bright colours The gel pens can be used to fill areas in and are so easy to use.

 

[Jenny-Nails]

Hiya Jenny,
I use small pots of acrylic paints, I buy them from craft shops and i think the ones i have are intended to be used by kids as there are lots of bright colours The gel pens can be used to fill areas in and are so easy to use.

Oooh Lesley that's interesting, I'll have a look in our local craft shop. Do they wash out your brush with water?

Jenny

 

[Lellipop]

Hiya Jenny,
Yes they will wash out of your brush, I use water-based acrylic paints ohhhhhhhh the choice

 

[gracy]

i also use water based acrylic paints from a art/craft shop, quite big bottles that last forever and only 99p i also use a filbert brush for painting petals in flower designs.

 

[Debs]

All acrylic paints need to be stirred before use (especially the ones in little pots) and sometimes water added to them. I scoop out some paint onto a plastic lid (usually the finished butter lid, cleaned of course, lol) add the water and mix well until I have the consistency I want. I do, however now buy mine from the local craft shop in big bottles.
The filbert brush I`m having trouble locating, if anyone has a close up of what it looks like I`d appreciate it as I can`t find it in craft shops but it may be called something else. If I knew what it looked like it would help

 

[Glorsclaws]

Debs,
There was a thread on this ages ago started by Peppercorn, called ... Filbert or is it to feel bert (hehehe) !
You will find a pic of a Filbert there!