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Liquitex BASICS is the brand's student-grade acrylic line, and this 250 ml jar of Primary Blue is a workhorse for large areas, underpainting and color mixing. The paint is medium-bodied, so it holds brush marks and palette-knife texture, thins with water, and cleans up before it dries. Compared with artist-grade acrylics, BASICS uses less concentrated pigment and fewer single-pigment colors, so mixes are a little less clean and coverage a bit weaker, but it costs far less per volume. It suits beginners, students, classrooms and hobbyists who want a dependable blue in a big jar rather than a small tube.
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Lowest price we've seen: $11.99 on Nov 9 at Michaels. Tracked across 3 stores since Nov 9.
Reviewers treat BASICS as a solid, affordable student acrylic. Owners like the thick, buttery consistency and the large jar size for the money, and teachers value the easy water cleanup. The common complaint is weaker pigment strength and coverage than artist-grade paint, which matters most on dark surfaces.
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Color in Primary Blue comes in a 250 ml container. It is a water-based acrylic paint made for beginners, students and everyday studio use.
The paint has a medium viscosity that retains brushstrokes and texture. Its pigments are lightfast, so the color holds up over time. Because the formula is water-based, cleanup is easy.
The formula is non-toxic and is described for use in classrooms and studios.
