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How to Keep Your Acrylic Layers From Feeling Disconnected

By Nicholas Wilton

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2026
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About this lesson

An abstract painter explains how to keep thick acrylic layers physically bonded rather than disconnected: spray a dry surface with water and gloss medium, apply thick paint while it's still damp, wait, then return with pastel and paint while the surface is clay-like.