"
The Kid" is an original, signed acrylic painting on canvas by Citrus County
Florida artist
Michael Arnold.
This painting is from the publicity poster for the
1921 silent film "The Kid," written, directed and starring Charlie
Chaplin. The painting is 11.5 x 45.5 on canvas primed several times with
gesso and tinted with a gesso/cobalt blue as the final coat. I then used
layers of Prussian blue to paint the image. I utilized a watercolor
effect with liquid acrylic and water mixed with the blue.
This artwork was created using acrylic paint on a high quality wrapped
canvas. Acrylic paint works very well on stretched canvas. When
purchasing artwork many people aren't sure what the difference is
between acrylic and oil paintings. The main difference between acrylics
and oil paints is the inherent drying time. Oils allow for more time to
blend colors and apply even glazes over underpaintings. This slow drying
aspect of oil can be seen as an advantage for certain techniques, but in
other regards it impedes the artist trying to work quickly. The fast
evaporation of water from the acrylic paint film can be slowed with the
use of acrylic retarders. Retarders are generally glycol or
glycerin-based additives.
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