Can I paint with acrylics on a watercolor board?

So I ended up buying (due to rush) a watercolor board for an intended acrylic painting…since they’re both thinned with water, is is safe for me to use acrylic paint on a watercolor board?

Yes, you can use acrylic on most surfaces including watercolor paper/board. Good luck on the project!

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10 Responses to Can I paint with acrylics on a watercolor board?

  1. farien3 says:

    Safe? Of course it’s safe. Did you imagine that you would cause some kind of explosion? Since they are both water-based paints, doesn’t it stand to reason that you could use either of them on watercolor board?
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  2. jrsnyder07 says:

    Go for it, whats the worst that could happen
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  3. tracelightly says:

    Yes, you can use acrylic on most surfaces including watercolor paper/board. Good luck on the project!
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  4. Dziner says:

    yup!

    paint on ms. artiste!!
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  5. kellylikestodance says:

    You can paint with acrylic on watercolor board. I do it quite often ^.^ I have found that I prefer the texture of the painting surface.
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  6. Justin W says:

    of course, acrlyics can pretty much go on anything.
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  7. lalaallylala says:

    yes mam.

    i do it all the time.

    i love my acrylics.
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  8. jobees says:

    yes you can just thin the paint down to nearly a wash and it will spead better.
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  9. Amerigo says:

    I would prime the board with acrylic gesso so that the board isn’t too absorbent. Also, if the board starts warping, coat the reverse side with gesso (I think board needs an odd number of coats, or something like that.
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  10. haryooo says:

    I would coat it with Gesso first and then ENJOY
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