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Recent Examples of acrylic
The artists shared a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Adam and Eve After Cranach, 1971, an acrylic diptych modeled on Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1526 painting of the titular couple.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The dip nail method involves layering glue and dipping the nail into colored acrylic for a long-lasting look.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Adam and Eve After Cranach, 1971, an acrylic diptych modeled on Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1526 painting of the titular couple.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The dip nail method involves layering glue and dipping the nail into colored acrylic for a long-lasting look.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrylic
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This maxi shirt dress in a watercolor gingham is an eye-catching twist on a classic Americana staple.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Paul would need to be in his stone turret office on the idyllic watercolor of a campus five days a week.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Over the years, the grocery store chain has offered several variations of the viral totes—from pastel to Halloween-inspired.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
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The look features a sheer, milky pink shade that sits between a soft blush and a creamy pastel.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Adam and Eve After Cranach, 1971, an acrylic diptych modeled on Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1526 painting of the titular couple.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.—
Camila Hennessy,
Vogue,
5 July 2017
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“Acrylic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrylic. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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