Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Do acrylic paintings or oil paintings last longer?

I wanted to know if acrylic paintings would last longer than the traditional oil paintings? What do professionals use so that their paintings last and if framing a painting will preserve it as well as varnish does or whats the best way to preserve them?Do acrylic paintings or oil paintings last longer?
I think if both types are kept in a safe environment and not exposed to direclt light, tobbacco, dirt, and moisture, they should hold up just fine.





But one needs to keep in mind that oils take long to dry, and so they can initially absorb contaminants that may affect the deterioration of the painting later on, and acrylics are unproven over 100s of years simply because they have not been around that long.Do acrylic paintings or oil paintings last longer?
well i would say acrylics... coz acrylics dont allow fungul formation... more than framing good quality varnish is very important to preserve the painting for ages..
if you tyake care of your work they will both last the same amount of time. oils will not fade as quickly though get some picture frames with a very snug fitting glass and plastic wrap and wrap tightly and then neither medium will succumb to fading or other damaging effects
I bet acrylic turns into powder in 2 or 3,000 years. Id go with oils.
How do expect this to be answered? Acrylics have only been around for a fraction of the time oils have.
It's hard to say, oil paintings last hundreds of years in some cases and degrade in a matter of decades, it depends on the quality of the paint and how the paintings were treated were as acrylic paints haven't been around long enough to really stand the test of time.

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