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Acrylic Dries

Acrylic dries by losing water, not by reacting with air.

The surface dries fast, but the film keeps losing water for about a month and can take up to a year to fully fuse.

• For about a week, sometimes longer, freshly dried paint can still dissolve in water.
• Even fully dry, it can swell in water and lose some additives.
• Dried too cold, the droplets fuse poorly, leaving a porous or powdery film.

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• Early, Still

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