Thought i would ask all of you what colors do you use to build up a wood grain effect in particular for weapon handles. I am currently working on some GW...
Greetings all! I'm just starting to paint minis and I'm painfully finding out that I'm no good with a spray primer… that, plus the fumes give me a mighty ...
I use the Reaper MSP White brush on primer, and I like it. I have not tried the black version. The Derivan MiNiS line includes a black brush on primer. A...
I've read articles of people using black gesso which you can get at almost any art supply store. Not tried it yet personally. Robert ... [Non-text portions of...
I have used gesso on several miniatures and it was... OK. It leaves a rough texture but seems pretty impervious to handling. I like the Reaper primer (both...
Some art gesso is pretty roughly ground, but I use liquitex with good success. http://www.weetoysoldiers.com/wp/?page_id=34 ... Reaper ... at almost ... have...
Howard Hues available from Last Square makes a black brush on primer in a 4 oz jar Never tried it but never had problems with their other paints. I use...
Thanks everyone for your recommendations! I tried Liquitex Gesso before, but I found it too scratchy on plastic, although it provides a perfect surface for the...
Thank you all for your input ! I've tried gesso myself and I'm amazed how well it shrinks to preserve even the smallest details. But I think is way to scratchy...
Johnny <dorel_ionut@...> wrote: Alternatively, I tried just the glass & tile medium mixed with paint, which also seems to be working fine. Try the G&T...
I am just starting to experiment with glaze mediums and am really just looking for pointers. The liquitex glaze medium seems a bit 'thick', i was just curious...
I've played around with a few glaze mediums (and like you, felt they were thick) and decided that flow improver and extender/drying retarder were more to my...
Two questions for all you experts out there. i want to airbrush my primer. I have had terrible results from spray can primers. Brushing is an option but I...
Alright, Jon. Personally i've never used neither gesso nor krylon but i usually use Tamiya surface primer (grey) diluting it with tamiya's lacquer thinner...
... I use the Testors Acryl Primer - grey or white - very nice stuff! Jason D ____________________________________________________________ Jason "Doc" Dyer ...
... Just out of curiosity, why do you think that an airbrushed primer will give better results than an aerosol can? The technique for an airbrush takes quite a...
... Applying primer with an airbrush lets you put down a primer coat that is much thinner than you will ever get with a spray can, which means better ...
I am making a custom Squiggoth for a friend and I am using styrofoam for the first time. I had the piece of mind to try the primer I had on an extra piece of...
It's the propellant from spray primer that does this. You could hand prime it with paint on primer (but I don't know how well it sticks). Or paint on PVA...
If the terrain is large, consider plaster or filler. This will help hide transitions and give you a little something to sculpt with also. You can then prime...
I'd recommend gesso, myself, alternatively acrylic matte gel medium or acrylic modeling paste, depending on how thickly you want to apply it and how much you...
... There are also many new spray paints that have water based propellants and can be used on styrofoams. Krylon H2O is a spray latex that works well as a base...
... on ... have ... or ... well the best thing i found when doing styro-foam is flat base house paint i then cut this with a 50/50 mix of water to paint and...
Dick Blick Studios is advertising WN S7 brushes fom $8-$9 dollars US for mini size brushes 00, 0, and 1's. These brushes, as most people know, will last years...
If you prefer the miniatures, they're about a dollar less through Jerry's Artarama (http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-supply-stores/online/128). The standard...
... Why not simply use Gesso? Gesso is an acrylic base (i.e. basically acrylic paint without the pigment). I've seen it in white, tan, and black, and it's...
Hi. I use Vallego Game Colour paints and I'm looking for a non-corroding agitator to add to the bottle to improve the mix when the bottle is shaken. I tried...
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