• Acrylics dry quickly, making it difficult to blend colors and edges. Use a filbert brush to go over the area you want to blend and then finish with a clean, dry brush to soften your edges.
• Keep the bristles of your brush in water when you aren't using it to paint to prevent the paint from drying. Never leave your brush soaking up to the handle because it will cause the lacquer to peel away from the wood and ruin your handle. Clean brushes with soap and water when finished and thoroughly dry them before storing.
• Colors tend to dry a bit darker, so take this into consideration when choosing your paint colors. When in doubt, choose the lighter color and add layers of it until you reach the color you desire.
• Acrylics might dry out natural fiber brushes, causing them to become brittle over time. Synthetic brushes hold the paint well, are less expensive, and are easy to clean compared to natural fiber brushes.
• Acrylic paint can be thinned with water or a glazing medium to be used like watercolor.
• Masking tape applied over already-dried acrylic paint will not damage the existing paint, thus making it easier to produce a hard or sharp edge.
• Glass or high-density plastic makes a great reusable palette because acrylic paints will not cling to them, making clean-up easy.

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