rare tinsel
I have a 3d print and i have it primed, and I know i should either use model paint or acrylic, and since it's kinda big i think acrylic is the cheaper option, but how far should i dilute the paint? I've watched videos where the paint is very runny but would that work on a large scale. Also do i just go to an arts store to buy acrylic paint? The kind you put on canvas, or is that different?
harsh wadi
Most miniature paints these days are acrylics @rare tinsel
So you can go that route, or artist acrylics - they each have some pros and cons
Miniature paints are what I would recommend as they are generally much easier to work with
rare tinsel
Will the small container be enough? This statue (12in tall) is probably mostly gray/black @harsh wadi
harsh wadi
Yes
rare tinsel
No watering down needed?
harsh wadi
They do a bit generally speaking
rare tinsel
Okay, thanks so much
rare tinsel
@harsh wadi hi, is there somewhere I might find a good starter set for the paints, i was thinking the strokes might show if I do normal artist acrylic paint?
Or should I just buy red blue yellow black and white model paints to mix the colors myself, since most if not all of the colors needed can be done with those?
And flesh color of course
fresh plank
@tacit socket do you have your blurb for starter sets?
I will say that not all model paints are acrylic, like if you go into a hobby store there might be Testors enamel paints or solvent based acrylics like Tamiya.
What works best for brush painting, as Nan mentioned are water-based acrylics. I just want to clarify that, since some of the hobby paints sold are still enamels (like if you go to a Michaels or Hobby Lobby and you are in the US)