Watercolours v Acrylics

I used to paint with watercolours years ago and I was saying to a friend the other day that I think they're the best way to capture the light and the water at Weston beach, but he was saying that you have more flexibility with acrylics.  I've never liked acrylics myself, I prefer the translucence of watercolours, but would be interested to know what others think.  Which medium is better for which sort of effects?

I agree with captainplanet.  But I think that it's always best to use what you are most comfortable with.

The best way to paint with Acrylics to show light is to underpaint the canvas with a mid tome colour overall first. You can then paint towards white which adds to the freshness of the picture. Acrlics allow for a measured careful painting if desired but can also be used impasto.

Acrylics can be painted with either stiff brushes as used for oils of with watercolour brushes but in either case WASH THE BRUSHES QUICKLY as once dry the brushes would be solid ! ! ! ! ! !

Water colour is translucent and requires the white paper to sparkle.
Dont cover all the paper with colour in broad washes if you want light. Retain white paper in areas of light. This can be acheived with either careful painting or by lifting out back to nearly white paper or by resists such as rubberised solution or candle wax.

I persoinally have found that water colour is best applied quickly in positive marks and then retain that sparkle.