Everything You Wanted To Know About Acrylic Painting
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You’re supposed to mix a little water with the paint to thin out the acrylic. That’s why it feels like jello. Good luck!
“And I made a complete mess” the mess:
Bro I was literally just about to say that lol
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For someone with even higher standards in his own art, yes
Point is is that the colors came out insanely garish. If your standards are terribly oversaturated Tumblr art, might think that looks good, but if you're trying to go for realism, it's terrible. Overly saturated colors just don't look good as skin tone.
@@eian.m_skates1800 same
This channel feels like stumbling across a real life hobbit hole in a forest, where he welcomes you in and offers to paint with you and have tea, respectively
Yeah, painting is such a hobbit-like activity 😄
🥹 why is this so wholesome
I love this. ♥
@@ssavaart your a huge inspiration to me ❤️
@@blizzard_potato1225 This makes me so happy. ♥
They’re made for bold, heavy lines. Don’t try to blend too much, just try gradients, by mixing colors on a pallet. Keep trying!
@@redvelvet9215 wait…
What
I’ve never been to set school I guess that shows
you can blend with acrylics- I am a acrylic painter
@@tangochan6263 same but im looking to switch to oil paints because i do bob ross type stuff and acrylics dry so fast
@@lilmuffin4834you can use retardants or if you don’t want all the chemicals that come with oils- water based oils are a nice in between.
There’s also a medium that makes your oil paints water soluble- I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
I have lung issues so I can’t use all the other mixers and whatnot.
This stuff mixes out on your palette, mix your paint with it and your brushes come clean with water!
Good Luck!!
“I made a mess” proceeds to make a masterpiece using acrylic paints.
1k likes and no replies?
ui
Y'all are watering down the meaning of "masterpiece".
@@cutienerdgirl what does it mean then?
Yeah I wonder what his motivation was.
Ive been painting with acrylics for almost three years now and that painting is better than everything I’ve ever painted
well he does have decades of painting experience
@@ManuelMal what i meant was that he was saying he doesn’t use acrylics at all while I have been trying to for like 3 years lol
Lol, what is that user profile? Very... cursed.
Sis that profile pic is sending me 😂
Same and i've been learning so much stuff and he just does this and calls it a mess
I’m an acrylic artist and I feel the same way about watercolor. I’m honestly impressed to no end by artists who are good with watercolor and acrylic, they’re just so different
Me too
They realize they are different and don't try to force them to be eachother. 😊
I absolutely love how solid and quick drying acrylics are. It means that if I mess up, I can just wait a couple minutes and paint over it
That's the worst part for me. I'm a good artist and generally best in mediums such as graphite pencils and charcoal (yes the realism ones). I'm also quite good at water colour as they r subtle and you can easily control them how u want to. I tried acrylics the other day and it was like hell for me , the paint doesn't move much at all , its too thick and chunky to spread and the worst part is that I couldn't layer it at all . I'm used to watercolor layering which is completely different from this .
@@theemo874 I've only ever used acrylics and I've personally found watercolors to be muddy and hard to work with
I had so much trouble with that😂, the first paint I ever excelled in was oil painting and then water colour painting with the former having the complete opposite property (slow drying). Paint was never really a forte since I specialise in black and white detailed illustrations. Sometimes colourful illustrations as well but even then I’m a sucker for shading and shadows which is so much more difficult in Acrylic, I found that Acrylic was best in terms of pop art , solid Colours paintings and even calligraphy (at least for me 😅)
@@theemo874 sounds like you have a hard time mixing and creating colors with your eyes alone
@@theemo874 you can be a great artist but you definitely won't be good with a new medium right of the start
I personally dabble in allmost every medium from drawing to sculpting with allmost anything I could think of
Currently digital art is my favorite and working with so much mediums in my life made it real easy to get used to
Worst transition was from realistic drawings to acrylics / gouache
But once I got the hang of it and became patient with it and learned how to actually paint with them it was a blast
And from that to learn watercolors was even easier by then
😂 as someone who uses acrylics as my main medium I agree they can be “heavy”. But if you really want to try to get into them I have some tips! Before using the stuff in the tubes which is often super thick and “jello like”, use some craft acrylic paints. Like the bottles in Walmart, brands like Apple barrel or folkart, they are much thinner and are easier to layer! They take some getting used to, but I love acrylics! But I am horrible with watercolors! 😂 but seriously, try it one more time with the thinner stuff! I personally don’t like to use the thick paint unless I’m trying to get a richer tone!
When i paint with acrylics i like to 'tap' the paint onto the canvas rather than paint it with strokes, jusy finished a painting today of a hummingbird using this method! It gives my paintings a fuzzy, dreamy look that i can only really get with acrylics because of their texture and how they mix easy but dry fast. I can *not* imagine painting with acrylics the same way i do with watercolor, they are such hugely different mediums!
Same love acrylics! Water color bleeds easy and is hard to control while getting that watery faded effect!
@@soupbird8081 now I understand why my trees looked so good in acrylic, bc I also "tapped" to get leaves.🌳
We’re the opposite 😂 I cant use acrylics very well, but I’m super confident in watercolour, thanks for the tips tho! I’m slowly trying out different types of paint and art styles so this might come in handy ❤️
And use lots of floating medium! 😸
I'm an Acrylic painter, and you calling them icky, and saying you hate them only makes me laugh because some days I feel the same way. For me, acrylics are best when working on landscapes life forests, mountains, oceans etc. Whenever I try any other form of art with acrylic, I want to throw myself against a wall. 🤣🤣
You never fail to make me smile, keep up the good, honest laughs!! You make my day ❤
PS: that acrylic painting youve just done looks better than any of my paintings, ive no odea what you are oj about!!! ❤
“Here’s everything I know about acrylics. Nothing” 💀💀💀
Bro that was my reaction too 💀💀
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I am *so* relieved hearing another adult using "icky"!
Sometimes, "icky" is the most perfect & Expressive word I know.
Thank you for your honesty & openness.
08:42, Tuesday 24 May 2022
I dont have any idea why you needed to include every piece of information for time at the end of your statement.
Have to agree. Sometimes it is the best word.🤣
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As a painter, I understand. My favourite thing to paint with is watercolours but I actually first started painting with acrylics to I still use them alot. Acrylics are very funky.
Watercolor is hard because you need to plan early where to put highlights, i hate it.
Try starting with watered down acrilics, use em like water colors?
I don’t think they would mix
I paint with acrylics using water to create that “water paint” affect. The deal is that acrylic dries super fast, but add water and it immediately is back to life. Add too much water and you just took off the whole paint off the canvas because acrylic will come off with just water. I love putting down a layer of acrylic paint and then use water to create a flow of lighter shades. Then can even add in another color. The best part is how fast it dries. I’m practicing now using ACTUAL water paints and it’s so different 💀.
It would mix - their water based - 😃
Yeah I definitely think adding water would help.
@@braydenmorris1537 i’m pretty sure they are actually plastic based! which sucks but you know.
“Acrylics and I don’t get along”
**proceeds to make something amazing**
It’s an artist’s curse to make things that are amazing to everyone else but not yourself
@@terryzhou2851 This is very true
❤ Right! That part!
The texture and boldness of acrylics are actually why I love them so much! I get to start out with a mess and gradually clean it up into something that looks nice but still has the hint of chaos and bright colors I love
i dont know how im early ive literally just been binging your shorts
"And I made a complete mess"
*The "mess" being one of the best paintings I've ever seen and way better than I could ever do
That is literally one of my favorite movies of all time
“Dragging jello around” is so accurate to how I feel about them. Acrylic leaves so many ugly chunks and streaks and it shines like glass and uuuUUUGHGGhhh
Bro did you even add water💀
@@ilovedoraemon519 I did. And then it felt like painting with mud. But that’s how I feel about paint in general tbh😣
@@schleepy6362 I used it it doesn't feel like that 😕
@@schleepy6362 you should probably check what type of acrylic paint it is. cause you might be using heavy body instead soft body. heavy body is meant for like super texture stuff that you paint with a pallet knife so it stays thick even when you add water
@@ilovedoraemon519 Water does nothing. It still feels like garbage.
The issue that most people run into with acrylic paints is that they expect it to behave like other paints. For example, you can lay it on thick for opacity or thin with water for transparency. These issues arise when you lay it on thick and try to spread/stretch/blend colors as you would with oil paints, it gets "icky". When you thin with water for transparency like watercolors, it dilutes the binders or their adhesive quality. That's why you end up lifting the previous layer of color. Next time, try using an acrylic matte medium to thin the paints and approach it with a glazing method. I think in the end, that's why my preferred medium is gouache. ;)
You dont use water for acrylics??? My life is a lie
@@8unnylover right!!!! I have multiple acrylic paintings with added water for transparency 🤣🤣🤣 I guess we’re the chosen ones 😂
@@8unnyloveryou use it if you want them to act like a watercolor. Acrylic is like baking, you need to know how much mixture you need to get the consistency that you want.
@@jaythemachine3845you do for water based acrylic for some reason he is using heavy body which is why his painting was so off and it just sat on top of the painting. Heavy body acrylic is meant for canvases.
Gouache is fantastic
Honestly acrylics are my favorite medium, i like how it taks few coats to cover something and they make vibrant and beutiful works
I'm actually learning how acrylics and from what I learned you don't make a pencil sketch, you make a big splotch on the canvas and then start giving it shape and details. Also, it's better to start of only with the primary colours. My art teacher told me this and it's true for me.
A lot of acrylic artists though make a pencil sketch and it doesn’t have to be splotches of shapes and details. But it’s an opinion so there aren’t any rules to it
I think the primaries thing is just a way to force you to learn color theory. I was told the same thing about watercolors when I first started painting. It's a good idea for anyone painting for the first time no matter what medium. Learn how to mix and blend to get the colors you want from primaries and add the convenience colors later when you're more knowledgeable about how they work.
"Here's everything I know about acrylics. Nothing."
Same dude
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Finally someone said it 😆 I'm an oil paint gal myself. I've noticed that when I use acrylics at friends' painting parties it's just not the same and it just doesn't seem to stay nice afterwards 🤷🏼♀️ Maybe it's just the quality, but I've noticed those paintings chip more over time. Perhaps I should use a finish? Idk
You should use a varnish lmao
I need to get myself to a painting party and I don’t even know how to paint.
it definitely needs a varnish coat, actually two or three usually. That should prevent the chipping problem.
U need to use medium and not so much water.
Even guashe can chip if you cake it, acrylic is basically plastic, ofc it'll chip by itself. Just like how oil will forever be smudgeable
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this ❤️Hopefully people will try other mediums to play around with if they’re not happy with the result they are getting 👍🏻👍🏻 btw your sloshing around looks really good 👍🏻but if you didn’t enjoy the process 🤷🏻♀️😉. Glad you found what works for you. 🌹🙏🏼
"here's everything i know about acrylic paints. Nothing."
The nothing :
"I made a complete mess"
*proceeds to make a masterpiece*
I do love how it looks!
I think we actually need to make different shades with acrylic.
More light shades in this case.
It doesn't work like water colours where you can lighten or darken it by adding water and layering.
Try watering them down with water! It’s a lot easier to move them around. I understand your struggle- I had that problem before as well, add water.
I know the brand he is using. It's Liquitex HEAVY BODY.
With that specific brand and type he won't be able to water it down nicely. They weren't meant to be watered down. If he was using Golden brand heavy body then its fine. But the liquitex isn't very good. It's a great brand but their heavy body paint just behave differently.
What he needs to do instead is take Soft Body acrylics. They're thinner. Liquitex has Soft Body version and I love those. Very fluid.
Watering down acrylics makes the longevity of the painting decrease more. It can chip in a couple years if the paint was heavily watered down :o a better solution would be some sort of acrylic slow dry medium/retarder
@@fangirl1234fangirl I know, I am just saying it makes them easier to move around. If your looking for longer lasting paint then you should find a better solution, in my experience I’ve used watered down acrylics and had no problem, but that’s not the same for everyone.
@@merryryely or invest in paint mediums for acrylic so the set of heavy body doesn't go to waste.
While water can be a good option in some cases in others its best to use a specific medium bc they can improve the flow and texture of the paint in a way water cant. Not only that, but it gives you complete control over the paint finish when it dries. Plus you can use different mediums with different finishes on a single piece to make a focal point pop.
I think it’s really cool that you can admit when something isn’t for you. I have a hard time doing that sometimes.
I like to use acrylics with cloth and textile medium. I use a little silicone mat as a palette, and with the textile medium, the paint almost feels like gauche. The key is to work while the paint is wet, and stop once it gets tacky. Work on another section, and repeat. The great thing about acrylic is that once you put down a layer and let it dry, it wont lift when applying more paint. I think you'd have fun with adding acrylic to a finished gauche piece for added texture. You may want to look into acrylic gel medium and/or modeling paste to add an impasto feel to things like fabric and hair. I think youd really enjoy working with modeling paste in particular; it makes for fantastic fingerpaint art.
“ I’ve made a mess”
Me: that looks amazing! 😊😁
I love how he says it looks bad, yet that is some amazing looking art. I could never do something like that! 😅
There is acrylic paint thinner to help with the chunkiness of the paint, also, you’re using heavy body paint, which is usually used with palate knives and made to make textured pieces, so that’s why you feel the paint is really thick and hard to spread with a normal paintbrush.
What I like about acrylics is that you don't have to layer to get shades or shapes. Perspective art is really good with them.
Me, who paints almost exclusively with acrylics:
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You get platinum stars for Eye gor. One of my and my father's all time fave movies.
Scott: I hate them and we don't get along
also Scott: *makes a gorgeous piece of art I would kill to have the skills to make*
Honestly? The best painting I did with acrylics was a finger painting. They held the texture of my prints super well and I was able to control them easier than I could with a paint brush.
I actually just finished using acrylic paints on a dog drawing!
Uh... What tips?? This is a ranting video more like
@@slimetank394 what? what tips?
Any advice?
@@rogue6827 Try not to get too much paint on your brush, and wash your brush before using a different color obviously I'm not a professional but that's what I know
@@troy4298 op changed their comments, they said something like "thanks for the tip" before
I do acrylics a lot, and I honestly think water color is hard, but still I love your art! I love your videos and they really inspire me. Thank you! 😊
It's crazy because that "icky"ness you referred to is actually one of the reasons I love using acrylic paint. My best works come from slightly wetting the heavy tones and letting g that ickyness work with the light tones and highlights. Gives a nice texture when you work it right. Using not just normal brushes but also scraping tools and wire brushes. Q tips are great for small details too. Little flower gloops. 🌼
“Look at how much of a mess it is” me: damn this guys “bad” is my perfect………
Three of those things are my favorites😢. I love country music, acrylic is my favorite wet medium, and coffee is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
i lovw how he calls his house his "hobbit hole"- I call my ROOM my hobbit hole- so i find that really cool 😭
“Just like black licorice, country music and coffee” agreed, I don’t like either of those 3 either
For some actually edible black licorice, head to the Netherlands ;P
I can tolerate country music, and occasionally enjoy it a little bit, but black licorice and coffee are absolutely disgusting and nobody can change my mind on this
@@DuckInGameStop you lost me at “I can tolerate country music” but then you regained me at the “but black licorice and coffee are absolutely disgusting”
i love all three 😭
edit: well for clarification im not a HUGE coffee person but its okay
not all country music is good tho you just gotta find stuff other than "beer, trucks, america, women, small town."
@axokat oml u like black licorice 😟
As someone who almost exclusively uses acrylic for painting I find it works best slightly watered down to reduce the feeling of drag on a canvas but I don’t use acrylic on paper because acrylic already dries pretty fast which makes it difficult to wipe off mistakes before it’s permanent and has to be corrected with more paint. I think if you ever use them again you should try using acrylic paint thinner to get a smooth result and fine details, use acrylic paint thickener to create texture/3D affects near the end of the painting process, and either use a canvas or a wood piece sealed with acrylic gesso so the wood doesn’t soak in the paint making it look streaky. As a side note I would suggest working in an unnatural color palette that takes everything and makes it look more like pop art because that color shift takes some of the pressure off about it looking realistic or as good as the original because it’s purposefully going the opposite direction away from perfectionism
Me yelling at my acrylic paint covered hands and slathered canvas: “You hear that?? YOU’RE *ICKY* “
😂
Your techniques and way of painting are suited to mediums like watercolor and gouache. It's not that you're bad with acrylics, your method of painting just isn't suited to them. And since you've been painting for sooo long, your techniques are just unconsciously engrained into your mind sooo deeply, that it might be difficult to paint differently even if you try to. They'll always always shine through
I always add a tiny bit of water to my paint and even if it's weird, it works. Makes it feel a TINY bit smoother.
I was actually curious if you’ve ever done work in oil? Personally it’s my favorite medium and I don’t think I’ve seen you talk about it on your channel! But if you don’t like acrylics maybe that’s why haha
Either way, fun vid! Keep it up!
Ive always wanted to try oil, but someone who loves sketchbooks and small scale paintings, oil is too stinky and long drying for me to mess around with hehe
@@blobbita Oil itself is usually non-smelling, it’s the cleaning agent (Turpentine) that’s what is super toxic and bad smelling. But there is an odorless, non-toxic version of it called Turpenoid which much safer to use. There’s also something called Liquin or Galkyd which is a medium that speeds up the drying process of oil significantly! (I’ve gotten stuff to dry in an hour with it) Plus you can totally do small scale paintings in oil, I just finished a little 9x12” wolf painting ^^
The only REAL downside is that all of this costs a pretty penny and if you end up not liking oil, that wouldn’t be great. If you ever have the chance to take like a one-day class or something where you could try out oils I would definitely recommend that :>
Sorry for the long winded response but I hope it helped a little!
Him : "l don't now how to use them"
The art: masterpiece 😢👌
The painting is beautiful, but it is always acceptable to not like the art you have created. I love painting with acrylics and I respect your opinion. You have probably heard this before but I believe there is different things to help you blend acrylics. As a young artist though, I just use water on my brush when having a hard time blending and it works great! I hope you will try it out!
From what I've learned, acrylics are best for blending and you can get pristine shading between colors if used right. Acrylics are also good for (re)painting toys and objects, specifically toy dinosaurs.
I, as an artist that uses acrylics, can confirm that we are all icky just like our paint.
I actually love acrylics cause they just have that texture and shine to them, though idk I I'm doing it correctly cause I just started doing them myself and at first I didn't even knew what they were I thought they were water colors but the results were so different so I read the labels and did research, I still love them
I love how he called them icky 😂
Hey is it just me or does that painting look good?
It's just you
@@ssavaart NO IT IS GOOD IDK WHY I THINK THAT BUT I LIKE IT ITS GOOD ITS JUST A DIFFERENT STYLE
@@000op You're too kind. Thank you! ♥
@@ssavaart np💜
Hey Scott I work with acrylics and there are so many types of them that I had to find one that was easy to work with. Honestly try the 2 dollar ones at Walmart and see if they are closer to gouache. I find them a thinner consistency and fun to mess up with! I hope you try it! 🙂
I love the fact that you use the word agita ❤️
I think your acrylic style is incredible! 🤘
we need to protect this man at all costs, he’s so wholesome!
Dude, you should make an online art class or something. I want to get into a new art style and I’ve been watching you for help. You should really try to make whole “classes” your kinda a teacher lol
Now this is one of the only times to say,
'✨️its not a mistake, it's a masterpiece✨️'
It's funny because I have the opposite problem. I love using acrylics, but can't deal with watercolors. Watercolors are stressful to me, because if i make a mistake or use a dark color where i want a light one theres not much i can do before it gets all muddy. Acrylics are messy and opaque, and i love that! I can paint over other colors without stress, and i really like the way they look when the paint is built up and you cant see the canvas texture. I'm working on a watercolor painting in my art class right now and its the worstttt. Im always so amazed at how well you do water colors when i always struggle ❤❤
Acrylics are really good to use actually! And incase you choose the not so professional one, mix the paint with cornstarch.
It’ll make the paint just like professional acrylic.
Also a tip for Acrylics: when blending, use a wet paint brush, it will give the acrylic a smooth blend
I've been using acrylics for 34 years and never heard the cornstarch idea. Mixing them with the cheaper or mid-grade level acrylics turns the consistency into the pro grade acrylics, really?
@@__ocean_arts__ First time I ever heard it. Might give it a shot.
Have you tried soft body acrylic?
No. I didn't even know there was a difference
Currently painting in acrylic, I've never tried gouache or oil, I've dabbled in a bit of watercolor, but for whatever reason acrylic has been my main paint medium... and, I agree, it does feel heavy and jelly-like... blending with it take forever, but I keep trying 🥲
Lmao love your honesty! I actually just finished an acrylic painting YOU inspired me to paint. I love how you blend your colors with your prefered mediums and I've been using what I'm learning from you in my own art.
"There I said it, acrylics are icky"
Protect this man at all costs.
Just..shyut up.
Scott: i can’t do acrylic. It’s so difficult. I cant make it work
Scott with acrylic: *better than any painting Ive ever done*
This looks awesome
as a fellow acrylic painter, i LOVE acrylic!
That’s better than me I try my best to do art but you are my number one inspiration and you will always be
Firsttt
I personally would recommend Apple Barrel acrylic paint. Its my favorite medium and seem like the type of thing that can change your mind on my beloved acrylics.
As someone who uses acrylic paint, they’re magic, that’s it
"heres everything I know about acrylics, Nothing!"
*Sounds like me*
omg- thank you for a heart! Im ten and I got into watercolours just because of you btw, and my mom said its the hardest course, can you maybe post a few tutorials of small and easy watercolou paintings if possible and please do, I would be really happy, Thank you!
I just love your art so much
Hmmm I wonder if you would like oil paints... They're pretty thick textured like acrylic but you can water them down with linseed oil so I feel like you might be a bit more comfortable with them.
I lay down a base then I add little bits at a time blend as much untill needed. Also acrylics can be watered down dried then built up it's a time process compared to gouache.
“Acrylics and I don’t mix.”
Scott: goes on to paint one of the coolest acrylic paintings I’ve ever seen
Acrylic is my go to paint I used it when I started painting
I build models and the main paints are acrylics and enamels along with others such as lacquer paint which can all be thinned. They have pros such as acrylics dry fast
I think you did a marvellous job
i love the texture
Acrylics are definitely funky. I use them bc craft acrylic is cheap and I paint a lot of figurines, and they're good to get those solid colors for that. Canvas painting is interesting though, partially because I don't do it much with any medium, partially because they don't like to do canvas-y things. Even with literal years of practice blending and stuff on figurines, it's still rough. You can't move them on the page, you decide where you want them, you put it there, you let it dry, you cover if desired.
It looks good af
I prefer using acrylics on canvas and gouache and watercolour on paper. I do also water down acrylics abit so it feels less jello like.
Love ur videos and you insire me to keep making art even if it doesn't turn out right
Bro, he’s AMAZING with them!! XD
Try to use an acrylic medium to mix your paints instead of water, golden makes glazing liquid and it works much better than mixing with just water to get thinner paints
I mix a couple drops of silicone oil, sometimes add water or flotrol, to what is needed
The thing you call is mess, is a masterpiece!!!❤
As someone who uses acrylic paint a lot, here the things I do and my habits uses acrylics, incase any one is curious or this actually ends up helping someone out.
- Having an actual canvases helps out, using sketch book paper even it's thick or meant to painted on, it always personally feel like I'm fighting the paper and the paint at the same time
- Don't go thick with acrylics, do nice thin layers on your painting surface and brush, thick layers on the surface your painting makes it crack and cip away while too much paint on your brushes makes it more difficult to control and chunky.
- If your going for a dark feeling for the paint, use mainly dark colors but don't shy away from light colors but also use em sparingly. If your going for a painting with a warm vibe then use mainly warm colors and use cold sparingly. And vice avosa. I found that doing that will give the paint the mood of the colors you mainly used but also make it pop in the parts you used the opposite of.
- There isn't really or for me at least start with ___ type of color and work your way to ___ type of color last.
- Lastly and the most important thing to me is that it's messy and bold, your going to make a mess, it's going to get on yours hands, the thing your painting, Even your clothes and face, but don't fight it, embrace it. It's so much easier and fun if you don't have a plan and fight the acrylics but instead just paint, roll with the acrylics, roll with the mess and see what you end up getting.
Edit: Also if your acrylics paints are coming out as all chunky from the bottle / tube, that isn't normal and usually a sign those acrylics aren't any good (or at least in my experiences, I rarely get chunks and they're very few and small chunks in but thats cuz I got lazy and didn't close the bottle / tube properly and not paint quality)
U should try palette scraping painting with acrylics
As someone who mainly uses acrylics I feel water colors are a fun medium but prefer acrylics, as I started in my art class with acrylics I loved them, slowly I became excellent at them and then I was advised in my class to start exploring different mediums, I did charcoal,graphite , watercolors, etc and now I’m currently working on Byro (pen art) and it’s all about discovering different mediums but it looks like you’ve tried it enough and have decided to put it away, which is totally fine at this age with a lot of trying… like I didn’t like graphite much… !
It looks like you're using heavy body acrylics and that definitely has a chunky texture! I like golden fluid acrylics. They are on the expensive side, but they are so much easier to work with.
I just laughed so hard because I remember in the movie when Gene called him Egor & he corrected him saying no it’s Igor 😜 that’s a great resemblance too