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i promised to those of you that know to do a tutorial on the use of acrylic paint flow improver. on this picture i used parts with water and parts with flow improver to test how it works and incorporate the tips i got from those acrylic artists that used it before. to use it put about 10% paint thinner to the amount of paint you use. some people mix paint to the paint thinner others add paint thinner to the paint. i found the easiest was to put a small amount in the middle well of the paint pallet and add that to the paint. i also found it dried quickly i have been told this depends on the flow improver you use. when i applied it to paper i found it spread evenly unlike water you can see the difference in the sky which was done using water and the foreground which was done with paint thinner. i have also been told that using paint thinner as opposed to water makes the paint last longer as it contains the adhesive properties of the paint. so the colours dont fade the same. as it was put by one of the members the difference between using water and flow improver is like the difference of spreading cold butter or warm butter. so i would suggest like with most things give it a go and see how it suits you. thank you to all of our acrylic users that helped with the information and tips

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i promised to those of you that know to do a tutorial on the use of acrylic paint flow improver. on this picture i used parts with water and parts with flow improver to test how it works and incorporate the tips i got from those acrylic artists that used it before. to use it put about 10% paint thinner to the amount of paint you use. some people mix paint to the paint thinner others add paint thinner to the paint. i found the easiest was to put a small amount in the middle well of the paint pallet and add that to the paint. i also found it dried quickly i have been told this depends on the flow improver you use. when i applied it to paper i found it spread evenly unlike water you can see the difference in the sky which was done using water and the foreground which was done with paint thinner. i have also been told that using paint thinner as opposed to water makes the paint last longer as it contains the adhesive properties of the paint. so the colours dont fade the same. as it was put by one of the members the difference between using water and flow improver is like the difference of spreading cold butter or warm butter. so i would suggest like with most things give it a go and see how it suits you. thank you to all of our acrylic users that helped with the information and tips