Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Acrylic inks and fluid acrylics may seem the same, but differences in viscosity, pigment dispersion, transparency, and surface behavior give each material unique properties for painting and drawing.
Acrylic inks use ultra-fine pigments and a water-like consistency that allows them to stain porous surfaces and flow through dip pens in continuous lines. Fluid acrylics maintain stronger surface coverage, cling to drawing tools, and self-level with brush application more like gouache.
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🧑🎨 Presentation by Morgan from our Merchandising Team
😁 Thanks to our vendor partners at Liquitex & Golden for the footage
🫶🏽 Special thanks to artists Michaela's Artistry, Marissa Recker, Sarah Style, Makayla Binter, & Juliette Crane, whose work we included here
🎥 Filmed at Blick Studios in Chicago, Illinois
# AcrylicPaint #AcrylicInk #FluidAcrylics #MixedMediaArt #ArtistMaterials
Acrylic inks and fluid acrylics may seem the same, but differences in viscosity, pigment dispersion, transparency, and surface behavior give each material unique properties for painting and drawing.
Acrylic inks use ultra-fine pigments and a water-like consistency that allows them to stain porous surfaces and flow through dip pens in continuous lines. Fluid acrylics maintain stronger surface coverage, cling to drawing tools, and self-level with brush application more like gouache.
Shop for Acrylic Inks here: dickblick.com/categories/drawing/inks/drawing/?type=waterproof%20and%20acrylic%20inks&?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=AtE&utm_content=Acrylic_Inks
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🧑🎨 Presentation by Morgan from our Merchandising Team
😁 Thanks to our vendor partners at Liquitex & Golden for the footage
🫶🏽 Special thanks to artists Michaela's Artistry, Marissa Recker, Sarah Style, Makayla Binter, & Juliette Crane, whose work we included here
🎥 Filmed at Blick Studios in Chicago, Illinois
# AcrylicPaint #AcrylicInk #FluidAcrylics #MixedMediaArt #ArtistMaterials
