Description

Dala Acrylic Retarder is a useful artist medium designed to slow the drying time of acrylic paint, giving artists more working time when painting and blending. Supplied in a convenient 250ml bottle, it is ideal for artists, art students and painters who want greater flexibility when working with fast-drying acrylic colours.

Acrylic paint naturally dries relatively quickly, which can sometimes make blending, shading and creating gradual colour transitions more challenging. Adding an acrylic retarder can extend the workable time of the paint, allowing the artist more opportunity to manipulate colour on the painting surface.

Dala Acrylic Retarder for Acrylic Painting

Dala Acrylic Retarder is particularly useful for painting techniques that require additional time for blending and working wet paint. It can help artists achieve smoother transitions between colours and provides more time to develop areas of a painting before the acrylic begins to dry.

Ideal for:

• Acrylic painting
• Blending acrylic colours
• Creating gradual colour transitions
• Shading techniques
• Fine art painting
• Portrait and landscape work
• Art student projects
• Studio painting
• Artists working in larger areas
• Techniques requiring a longer working time

Extend the Working Time of Acrylic Paint

One of the advantages of acrylic paint is its quick drying time, but there are techniques where artists may prefer the paint to remain workable for longer.

Using an acrylic retarder can provide additional working time, making it easier to blend neighbouring colours and develop softer transitions before the paint dries.

This can be particularly helpful for artists accustomed to the longer working time of oils who want some of that flexibility while painting with acrylics.

The 250ml size is a practical addition to an artist’s collection of mediums and is suitable for art students, hobby artists and regular studio use.

As with artist mediums, the amount used can influence the behaviour of the paint, so artists should follow the manufacturer’s directions and experiment with the appropriate ratio for their chosen technique.

Whether you’re working on portraits, landscapes, detailed fine art or experimenting with different acrylic painting techniques, Dala Acrylic Retarder gives you greater control over the working time of your acrylic colours.

Pair it with Dala acrylic paints, artist brushes, canvas, palettes and other artist mediums available from Speciality.