Explore the advantages of atelier interactive
The unique Interactive formula gives you more creative freedom than any other paint, offering the speed and simplicity of an acrylic with the option of more blending time when you need it.
Simply paint in your usual way for traditional fast drying acrylic techniques and if you want more time to blend, use a water sprayer to keep the paint open and workable for as long as you like; even dry paint can be reactivated with Unlocking Formula. Atelier Interactive is a professional quality artists’ acrylic paint. It is highly pigmented and lightfast with a smooth buttery consistency that dries to a beautiful matte/satin finish.
interactive’s unique Benefits
• Fast drying acrylic techniques
• Oil like wet-in-wet blending
• Dilute for water colour effects
• Highly pigmented and lightfast
• Smooth buttery consistency
• Minimal wet to dry colour shift
• Extensive range of 75 colours
• Use with Atelier Mediums for added versatility
• Available in 80ml, 250ml and selected 1 litre jars
The Fine Mist Water Sprayer is your most important tool when you want to keep your paint wet for more blending time.
atelier interactive painting techniques
Atelier Interactive has been designed to give you greater control over the painting process. It does this by allowing you to choose when you want your paint to dry fast and when you want some more time to blend with wet paint. To achieve this amazing level of control all you need to do is learn how and when to use a water sprayer.
fast drying
If you want to use Atelier Interactive like an ordinary acrylic then just paint as usual and your artwork will dry off quickly; simply don’t spray it!
more time to Blend
When you want more wet-in-wet blending time use a Fine Mist Water Sprayer or even just a damp brush to re-wet your painting and keep working wet-in-wet for as long as you like!
how it works
As Atelier Interactive dries it doesn’t form a skin like other acrylics do, which means it can readily absorb more water to replace what has evaporated. After the paint has dried it gradually cures and becomes permanent and waterproof.
note:
Atelier Interactive contains no retarder so it will dry quickly if not kept wet with a water sprayer.
getting Started
The best way to try Atelier Interactive is to get the 12 x 20ml set or you could buy some 80ml tubes and use them along with your other paints. Atelier Interactive can be mixed with other acrylics but to experiment with the extended blending and rewetting techniques you have to use just the Atelier Interactive colours.
using a fine mist water Sprayer
The water sprayer can be a very powerful tool, allowing artists to control the drying speed of their paint. When you need more time for wet blending a light misting of water can keep Atelier Interactive wet for as long as you like.
To use a water sprayer successfully follow these simple instructions.
what kind of sprayer?
The sprayer must deliver a FINE mist of water. We recommend the Atelier Fine Mist Water Sprayer
note:
For larger works you may need to up-size your sprayer in which case be sure to get one that delivers a fine mist of water and not a jet of heavy droplets.
when to spray?
As the paint starts to dry you will feel your brush begin to drag. This means it is time to spray if you want to keep the paint wet and workable.
how to spray?
Hold the bottle back about 30cm from the painting and lightly mist the area you want to keep wet. The painting surface should not be physically disturbed by the water droplets - if you are getting large droplets or big dribbles then you are spraying too much.
what if the paint won’t re-wet?
After the paint has just dried it can still be reactivated with water but after about an hour, depending on climate and paint thickness, you will need to use Unlocking Formula in your water sprayer to re-wet the paint.