Polymer Question

michellegiacobello · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Melbourne

I had an interesting chat with a supplier of an acrylic polymer paint called Hydrocryl the other day.

He rattled off a very impressive list of current and past painters (including Howard Arkley) that use this brand. It sounds and looks excellent. I was wondering if anyone has used it in the past?

Having just made the switch from acrylics to oils, I'm a little hesitant, but it's FDA aproved - which from a health point of view is impressive - plus retarder would make it work like oils. Am yet to give it a go.

Anyone have any experience with it?

Brad Buchel · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject: Re - Polymer Question

Hi Michelle,

I've never heard of Hydrocryl do they have a website? as we don't have them listed in the Artists Paints category of www.art-search.com and I can't find them online? ...if you try it can you let us all know what it's like?

There is a new Artists acrylic paint, called Atelier Interactive that has an open drying time that you can control, you can paint in a similar fashion to oils but completely control drying time, you can also revive dry paint to a wet painting surface easily! I've tried it recently and was pretty impressed. If you normally paint in acrylics but are moving to oils, you may like give Atelier Interactive a go and let us all know how you find it.

They have an info sheet here that explains it better than I can:
Atelier Interactive Info - PDF

Brad Very Happy

_________________
ART-SEARCH - ART-SEARCH FACEBOOK |Australian Art Education

michellegiacobello · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Melbourne

Thanks for that Brad!
I was using their interactive but didn't know they had a retarder.

The thing that impressed me about the Hydrocryl was that it apparently has a much greater pigment loading than other brands. The fellow was pretty persuasive - though their literature isn't as well worded.

Something that has such a great pigment loading is worth exploring, but I would love to know if anyone else has used it.

He showed me a painting that was painted 20 years ago - it was a lovely piece and looked fresh, though it was obvious from the framing that it wasn'ty recent. Apparently you can roll a painting up for 10 years or more and it won't flake or become brittle.

I'll report back......

michellegiacobello · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Melbourne

oops - forgot their website:

http://www.tammura.com.au/hydrocryl.html

Very Happy

Sierra · Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 584 Location: Queensland

Hi Michelle,

this website is a very interesting read indeed ... will keep an eye on this one, but I've just switched to Atelier Interactive.

Thanks Smile

AD · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 82 Location: Melbourne

nearly 2 years later but I had to say something - this paint is beautiful...amazing paint, like painting with butter. You can get it from Gemel where I get all of my materials - www.gemelart.com.au

jasmine · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: Re - Polymer Question

great to see you've reported back after 2 years! now that's what i call keeping a thread going!

i've just started using atelier interactives too...and i quite like them! but i'm really interested in trying these ones now. I live in QLD though and it doesn't appear that I can purchase them online...

patsy · Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 300 Location: Perth

I use Atelier Interactives nice and buttery but here in WA I find it hard to get any choice I'm sure Jackson's have them but they are very pricey..the trouble that I'm having is I'm trying to use acrylics like oils and they just arn't oils...but then it could be inexperience