Ok, I am not sure if I am dealing with something everyone does or perhaps (and more likely) I am doing something wrong. My paint -- which is GW and recently purchased -- doesn't work like I would like it to. It seems thick and I feel like I am pushing it around on the plastic rather than spreading it. Plus it seems to gather in the recesses -- which defeats the purpose of the black base that will still show through. I will end up having to go back and use a wash anyway. Can the paint be too thick and gather in the recesses at the same time? At one point, Sherwood had said something about his paint "seizing up" but I have no idea what that means or if it is similar to what is happening to me!
Is my paint old?
Am I using it too thick somehow?
Is there a better way to get it to stick the plastic?
Should I be drybrushing? Would that reduce the number of coats I seem to need?
Or, is this someone everyone has a problem with?
IMS previously suggested colored spray paint and I will definitely look into that but the nearest Hobby Lobby (with Testor spray paint) is an hour away and I have to finish at least this unit with the paint.
Chris: your paint may well be too thick: use an unneeded saucer (some use a ceramic tile) to mix paint. Add a drop of water to two drops paint (this not exact of course, but play around with the viscosity. Wash your plastic sprues in warm water and disch soap to remove any residual mold lubricant. IMO Red doesn't cover a black base coat well--at all. Switch to white (or try one white as a tester and see what you get) primer. Later use dilute black and a fine tip brush or a wash to line in and shadow. Don't be concerned with complete opacity on the first pass-you will obscure the detail on the models. I find it better to paint a number of thin coats to get the desired result rather than one or two thick coats. Then again, should you listen to a man that paints as slowly as I do?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Granta 100 per cent. I have found also that a black base coat works best when you quickly dry brush the whole mini white before painting and let it dry. I think you will then find that the red pops more where it should.
ReplyDeleteHere's sth crazy: use red as an undercoat! (buy a red spray) then overcoat with red and wash with dark brown. Voila!
ReplyDeleteDitto. The paint is too thick -- but once you thin it, you're going to find that red doesn't go on very evenly. Multiple thin coats will even it out.
ReplyDeleteNow you have some idea how frustrating my giant red IG tanks are...