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Detail of Jest by Keight Maclean featuring tri-art crackle ground
acrylic paint

Breaking the Rules: How to Use Crackle Ground like a Professional

Tri-Art’s Crackle Ground was a happy accident of our lab. It's an easy to use and effective product for creating texture, but unlike our other professional products, it breaks all the rules of best...
flaking wall paint
acrylic

Staying Grounded: The Importance of Priming

The thought of priming has become a distant thought for most painters today. Although it may seem like simple white paint, acrylic gesso is a truly modern material that has solved centuries of tech...