Any painters out there who could tell me which of the three options would be correct/more likely?
So is it oil paintings?
No, I use acrylics / I use acrylic paint / I use acrylic paints.
anonymous Any painters out there who could tell me which of the three options would be correct/more likely? I guess there aren't any painters out here. I'm no painter, but I can tell you that acrylic paint is a common-enough thing even among us non-painters.
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anonymousAny painters out there who could tell me which of the three options would be correct/more likely?
I guess there aren't any painters out here. I'm no painter, but I can tell you that acrylic paint is a common-enough thing even among us non-painters. All three of your ways of putting it are natural.
In the US you might hear, between artists and art aficionados, the following:
A: "I like this painting. Is it an oil?"
B: "No, it's acrylic."