| Using only leftover firewood from his cooking fire and | | | | can be machine-washed. |
| the red yellow substance he found in the dirt floor of | | | | Acrylic Paint Thickener |
| his Altamira cave dwelling, Paleolithic man painted bison | | | | Wood graining, marbling, and combing require a thicker |
| on the cave wall to such a relatively high level of | | | | consistency of the paint, and this is where acrylic paint |
| sophistication that had Picasso gasping "After Altamira, | | | | thickeners come in. |
| all is decadence." Picasso must have meant that the | | | | Flat Latex Primer |
| use by the cave dwellers of crude charcoal and | | | | Primers are used to seal porous surfaces so that the |
| hematite as their paint, and the cave wall as their | | | | paint will spread well without soaking in, resulting in |
| canvas to express their innermost fears, doubts, and | | | | fewer coats of paint. Primers also help adhesion. If |
| joy is an art form so primal and pure it could never | | | | you're working with an unfinished wallboard or one |
| again be duplicated. | | | | which has been previously painted, you need this |
| All the modern decorative painter might probably want | | | | primer. |
| to do is to come up with faux verdigris finish for the | | | | Latex Enamel Undercoat |
| cheap metal wall art he came across a thrift shop in | | | | This is used for priming most unfinished woods or ones |
| Messina to complement the discount wall décor | | | | that have been previously painted or stained. This is |
| he picked up in a flea market in Milan, and not compete | | | | not used for plywood, redwood, nor cedar. |
| with Altamira for raves (the bison were remarkably | | | | Rust-Inhibiting Latex Metal Primer |
| life-like, and employed an early version of chiaroscuro, | | | | Allows water-based paint to be used on metal without |
| a technique thought to have developed only in the | | | | causing the metal to rust. |
| Renaissance). For this task, the modern decorative | | | | Polyvinyl Acrylic Primer |
| painter has far superior materials to work with. | | | | This is used in painting plaster or unglazed pottery |
| Here's a list of materials other than paint that the | | | | where a smooth finish is desired. |
| modern decorative painter has at his disposal: | | | | Stain-Killing Primer |
| Latex Paint Conditioner | | | | It was mentioned that latex enamel undercoat must |
| Originally developed for use in latex spray painting, | | | | not be used on plywood, redwood, and cedar. For this |
| latex paint conditioners are also used in making paint | | | | types of wood, stain-killing primer is used. This is also |
| glaze for faux finishes. The resulting mixture is lighter | | | | used to prime glossy surfaces like glazed pottery and |
| and produces a translucent paint finish that's without | | | | ceramic, doing away with the need to degloss. This is |
| the overlapping look. It may be used with latex or | | | | also used to seal stains like ink or grease. |
| acrylic paint. | | | | Clear Finish |
| Acrylic Paint Extender | | | | After painting, painted surfaces are often given a final |
| Have you ever wondered how faux marble gets its | | | | finishing coat for durability and scratch- resistance. |
| characteristic veins? Well, the veins are "painted" using | | | | Clear finishes like urethanes and acrylics may be used. |
| feathers, but it's acrylic paint extender that thins the | | | | Aerosol Clear Acrylic Sealer |
| acrylic paint and gives it its translucence to make the | | | | This is used to protect the painted surface, and is |
| veining possible. | | | | available in matte or gloss. The gloss version adds |
| Textile Medium | | | | sheen to the final finish. Imagine Use only the kind that |
| Textile medium allows acrylic paint to seep into the | | | | do not have harmful fluorocarbons or methylene |
| fabric fibers, resulting in permanent painted designs that | | | | chloride. |