How to make acrylic paint?
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Hi Nay, you can make your own at home using this recipe - https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Acrylic-Paint I have found that it often works out more expensive than buying acrylic paints at a craft store. The acrylic retarders (the stuff that keeps the paint moist a little longer) can be pricey. You can replace the retarder with a mix of glycerine and water. Make sure to mix the glycerine and water well first before adding the color pigments
Here's a step be step:
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Acrylic-Paint
This may help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZd8Hskpo_E
Here's a video that might help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZd8Hskpo_E
Hello. Another thought- it can be as inexpensive as $.50 a bottle at Walmart and craft stores I’m not sure you can get the quality and color and paint stability by making it yourself.
Here is how to make acrylic paint: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Acrylic-Paint
It's probably not worth the trouble considering how cheap it is.
It's super cheap at Walmart. ...and the color variety is great!
Hello Nay, here is a video to help you out with your creation, you can likely buy it cheaper at dollar store though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlNuxX1Np44
Walmart, Michaels, Hobby Lobby sell acrylic paints for as low as 50c, it would cost more to make the paint.
Here is a post with step by step pictures. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Acrylic-Paint
I agree, not something to try to DIY.
What would be your reason for wanting to 'make' your own paint, rather than purchasing it? Please tell us more about your project and what your goals are with it, so that we can try to understand your question.