Acrylic Paint

Name: Generic Acrylic Paint
Brand: Generic

Acrylic paint — pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion — dries quickly to a water-resistant finish and can be thinned with water or medium. Introduced commercially in the 1950s, it became the dominant alternative to oil paint for contemporary painters working in flat color, mixed media, and large-scale formats.

Artists who use this(1)

Kerry James Marshall

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Primary painting medium is acrylic paint — uses jars of acrylic. Built an entire technique around flat fields of bright color and figurative form on unstretched canvas. Uses three shades of black (carbon, mars, ivory). Specific acrylic brand not publicly documented.

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Last updated March 18, 2026