Can I use both oil and acrylic in the same painting?

Question: Example oil over acrylic, or acrylic over oil. The canvas is primed with acrylic.

Answer: Acrylic paint will not adhere properly if you put it over oil piant, no matter how dry it is. You would be setting yourself up for a future disaster. You can have both media on the same canvas. I sometimes do that. but I keep them separate. Here's a link to one I did that way. The entire painting is in acrylic except for the owl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16949082@N07/2079628363/

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