Can You Paint Oil Over Acrylic

Painting oil paint over acrylic paint summary.

Can you paint oil over acrylic.

In order to answer this question thoroughly i have a demonstration for you. But provided the canvas has been primed to be suitable for both oil paints and acrylics it s fine to start a painting with acrylics and then finish it in oils. Also whether you can paint with oils on paper. Make sure the surface has enough texture for oil paint to adhere properly.

Acrylic primed canvases can be more absorbent than oil primed canvases. It is a question i receive very often. See more of that here. Testing acrylic paints over oils.

What you shouldn t do is to start a painting in oils which dry slowly and then paint on top with acrylics which dry quickly. Oil paint will happily adhere to dried acrylic paint. Acrylic gesso provides excellent adhesion for oil paint. The acrylic paint won t adhere properly to the oil paint and it may peel.

But do not paint with acrylics over oils. No painting acrylics over oils is not recommended by manufacturers or professional artists.