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The 30 hobbies closest to acrylic painting in what you actually do and how it feels. Each one says what's alike and what's different.
Slow-drying oil paints on canvas, blended and built up in layers over days.
Alike: Both relaxing and hands-on.
Different: Slower to reward you.
PrintmakingMore fiddly, precise work. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Collage & decoupageQuicker to pick up.
Comics & zinesMore fiddly, precise work. Slower to reward you.
SculptureMore fiddly, precise work. Slower to reward you.
DrawingMore time outside.
Life drawingMore social. More fiddly, precise work.
Calligraphy & letteringMore fiddly, precise work. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Watercolour & gouacheMore time outside.
Digital illustrationCosts more to start. More screen time.
Urban sketchingMore time outside. More exploring new places.
Pixel artMore screen time. Less hands-on.
Diamond paintingMore about following a method. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Street art & muralsMore time outside. More about performing.
Botanical illustrationMore fiddly, precise work. Looking after living things.
Nature journalingLooking after living things. More time outside.
Resin artMore useful day to day.
ScrapbookingQuicker to pick up.
Card makingMore useful day to day. Quicker to pick up.
MosaicMore useful day to day. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Silk paintingMore fiddly, precise work. More useful day to day.
Tufting & punch needleMore useful day to day. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Cake & cookie decoratingMore fiddly, precise work. More useful day to day.
Candle makingMore useful day to day. More about following a method.
CrochetMore rhythmic and repetitive. More useful day to day.
Ice cream makingMore about following a method.
Jewellery makingMore fiddly, precise work. More about collecting.
Needle feltingMore rhythmic and repetitive.
PoetryLess hands-on. More of a mental workout.
SongwritingMore of a mental workout. Slower to reward you.The closest are Oil painting, Printmaking, Collage & decoupage, Comics & zines and Sculpture. They're alike in what you do and how it feels.
Collage & decoupage is close to acrylic painting and quicker to pick up.
Collage & decoupage is close to acrylic painting and costs less to start.
