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Post by Hanyoutai on Jan 17, 2018 7:35:04 GMT -5
Does anyone have advice on hand painting Zoids? How to get the best finish and minimize brush strokes? Any horror stories of stuff to avoid? I know there are spray paints that'd probably work better, but we don't have a well ventilated area for more chemically paints.
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Post by Maethius on Jan 17, 2018 16:16:14 GMT -5
Just had a horror story, actually. I have historically only used Krylon primer for my models but this last time I saved money and used Rustoleum instead. This resulted in horrible paint peeling and cracking. I am transitioning from enamels to acrylics, but I currently use a mix of lacquers, enamels, and acrylics.
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Post by Darth Escargot on Jan 17, 2018 19:07:12 GMT -5
Hand painting comes down to two things - correct thinning ratio, and working in many thin coats. How you need to thin your paints depends on any number of factors - different brands come out of the jar at different viscosities, and even different colors from the same brand can behave differently. You just have to experiment a bit on plastic spoons first. It needs to be thin enough so it doesn't come out more brush-strokey than necessary, but not too thin or it'll run and pool.
As for the actual painting, your first coat will look like ass, the second coat will look slightly better but still like ass, and around the third and fourth coat you should start seeing an acceptable finish. You need to keep them thin - not too much paint on your brush. And you need to wait for every coat to dry so that you don't rip it up with the next coat. For that reason alone I'd recommend acrylics because they dry faster. You shouldn't have to wait more than maybe an hour between coats with acrylics.
Hope that helps...
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