Free acrylic painting

You can do the whole job with Acryl Color and BasicAcryl! You'll be impressed by the pleasant results when using in the free acrylic painting techniques. Fascinating structural effects can be achieved by the combination of Marabu Structural Pastes.Basic Acryl painting technique: glazing, watercolour-like application of paint

For a glazing, watercolour-like application of paint, BasicAcryl is thinned with water. Then the paint can be applied wet-on-wet or on dry paper as well.Basic Acryl spatula technique

Mixing BasicAcryl with Marabu Structure Gel clear will give a strongly defined structure to the paint applied. By the way: Thickened paint is also ideal to apply with a spatula.Glazing or Water-Colour Technique with Acrylic Accessories

Marabu Acrylic Paints are thinned with water and applied onto completely dry pastes and gels. The liquid paint will flow into the hollows.

Basic Acryl and selecting a brush

Bristle brushes are ideal if a well visible brush style is required, a fine and elastic round brush is suitable for embellishments. A flat, elastic brush with synthetic hairs ensures beautifully even, large-area painting.For purists: Window Color directly on canvas

Beautiful glossy transparent effects can be achieved by applying Window Color directly to a canvas with a white base coat, using a brush or an art knife. This painting technique draws its attraction from the contrast of thicker and thinner paint application – particularly suitable for abstract designs! On the issue of designs: If your chosen design includes circle, wave or line patterns, great results can easily be achieved by using a toothed trowel or a comb.High-gloss effects for acrylic paintings

Make acrylic paintings shine again by using in combination with the high-gloss, transparent, vinyl-based Window Color paint. Create glossy effects by applying Window Color to the dried Marabu Acrylic paint! Paint the canvas (or any other material) with Basic Acryl and leave to dry. Then simply apply Window Color fun & fancy directly from the bottle (or with a brush) to certain individual colour areas, leave to dry – done! The areas painted with Window Color will dry to a glossy, textured finish and provide a lively and effective contrast to the velvety matt Basic Acryl paint.Get ready to combine!

The Marabu acrylic accessories programme is ideal for combining with all Marabu paints such as Basic Acryl, Acryl Color, Decormatt and Decorlack! Whether painted over, mixed or accented: The Structure Paste and gels and the Modelling Pastes are waiting to be used in your unique and effective designs!Primary colours for colour theory

For mixing according to colour theory, the acrylic paints Decormatt, Decorlack, Basic Acryl and Acryl Color are available in the basic colours (primary colours) Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. They can be used to mix the compound colours (secondary colours) Orange, Violet and Green. Simply mix two primary colours together.Stencilling made easy.

Marabu acrylic paints are ideal for stencilling. Use a little bit of paint on a stippling brush, a sponge or a paint roller to achieve the most beautiful designs!Protective coat for Basic Acryl

We recommend applying one of our clear varnishes to protect outdoor objects or objects with mechanical wear.Create individual highlights with the special effect liners Glitter and Metallic!

The Marabu Glitter, 3D and Metallic Liners can be used for adding beautiful embellishments to your designs after drying. Anything that is difficult to achieve with a brush is very easy with a Liner: Fine lines, lettering, ornaments – and all with fascinating precision.

Soiled clothing

How can I remove the paint from textiles?

Soiled areas should immediately (very important!) be washed out by hand using lukewarm water and soft soap. Stubborn stains can be soaked in a floor cleaner solution (e.g. Cif) and then rinsed. Dried stains can possibly not be removed without residue.Saliva-resistant acrylic paints

Are the paints saliva-resistant?

The Marabu acrylic paints Decorlack Acryl, Decormatt Acryl, Basic Acryl and Acryl Color are saliva-resistant and therefore safe for children.