About Paul Herman Expertise I can answer many questions about art theory & history though my knowledge in certain areas of history go deeper than others. I can also confidently offer answers about technique & materials in most fine art methods except copper engraving where I am still learning.
Experience Being a second generation painter forms the greatest part of my education, I grew up in my parent's studios & by 16 was a professional painter/sculptor.
Publications A few articles about art theory & being an artist on my blog if you are interested in seeing a sample of my writing: http://www.HermanStudios.com/blog.html
Education/Credentials 'A' levels in London (Kingsway & Princeton) & an unfinished degree (3 years) at NYUB (state university at Buffalo, NY)
Past/Present Clients Some are mentioned on my site, several are European nobility otherwise I guess the most 'quotable in a blurb sense' were Saks fifth avenue both in NYC (where though many including, Andy Warhol & Jasper Johns, have appeared in their windows I was the first commissioned artist in their history) & Beverly Hills.
Expert: Paul Herman Date: 4/11/2008 Subject: poster colour
Question Can Winsor & Newton Poster Colours be used as/or with acrylic paint? I bid on what I thought would be acrylic paint tubes and instead rec'd Poster Colour tubes.
Answer Hi Irma,
Don't you hate that? What was it- Ebay? I was ripped off twice on relatively expensive items & have never bought anything through them again.
Your question: Yes, they can be mixed though I don't recommend it for anything you value as the poster colour pigments are such very poor quality...
If you are looking for cheap but quality materials I recommend buying colourless acrylic (sold in tins by the litre- very cheap) & mixing it with quality W&N pigments- you control the tranluscency (by adding water) & you know there are no chemical additives- just quality pigments that won't fade & acrylic medium as binder which is as strong as, well, the plastic that it is!
Feel free to write again if that doesn't answer your question.
Paul
Oh, & I am supposed to ask you to go back & rate my answer.
