I tend to paint in acrylic but as you say they do dry pretty quick and you haven't quite got the nice blend option that you get with oils. Interesting you are stepping away from the brush, I tend to paint with a palette knife, blade or sponge. Actually pretty much anything that looks interesting. I have a large painting that I painted with a child's plastic rake, that was fun.
As for 'chad' check this link out it may all come back to you
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