Washing
Pat Bright
results sucked.
WolfKeeper
<Bi127.417$Dw.1...@news7.onvoy.net>:
>Just how do you preform a wash on a model kit? I tried myself and the
>results sucked.
What are you trying to achieve -- just filling in panel lines or looking or
enhancing the look of a base coat? What kind of paint are you using?
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Pat Bright
paint. It's all thats avilable to me.
George Caswell
> Just trying to fill in the panel lines. I tried it with Testors Acylic
> paint. It's all thats avilable to me.
>
Well, what happened?
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WolfKeeper
<Pine.LNX.3.96.101070...@adamant.homeworlds.net>:
>On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Pat Bright wrote:
>
>> Just trying to fill in the panel lines. I tried it with Testors Acylic
>> paint. It's all thats avilable to me.
>>
> Well, what happened?
Also, did you wash over the current paint job, or over a sealer coat?
Pat Bright
kit. It was over a clear coat.
George Caswell
> What happened was when I tried it, the paint got all over and smeared on the
> kit. It was over a clear coat.
>
This ain't helping me much.
Did the wash layer intermix with the base coats? Did it get too thick too
quickly? Or are you saying that you just lost control of the wash layer, and
that it went places you didn't want it to? I just don't understand what went
wrong here.
Pat Bright
Giuliano Moschini
If you haven't already, check out the RAAM FAQ section on Washes:
http://www.moschini.org/raam/#8b
It helps if the wash paint is a different type (read: less aggressive) than the base coat paint, allowing you to easily wipe off the
excess wash paint with a Q-tip, and preventing damage to the base coat layer of paint.
Since you're using acrylics, you can't use lacquers or enamel paints for washes, as the thinners would eat through the acrylic paint
in no-time.
However, you might be able to use artists oils or inks on top of acrylics.
I'm not sure whether the thinner(s) would eat through acrylics, however.
Could anybody else shed some light on this?
-Giuliano
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Futari-G
My wife paints with water colors. Think those would work out? Yes, I admit I'm to chicken to experiment!
Jeff
Giuliano Moschini
Try this:
Take a piece of scrap styrene plastic, or even packaging plastic from a toy, for example.
Rough up the surface a bit with some fine sandpaper (400, 800, 1000 grit, something).
Airbrush / spray on some paint, of the same kind you use for your kits, let dry.
After it's dry, take a cloth/paper towel, wet it with water, and see if the paint (easily) comes off.
It shouldn't, even if it's acrylic.
When your wife's not looking, borrow some of her water colors. ;-)
Take some black, or other dark color, and paint some water color on top of the patch of paint.
Let it dry, however long it takes.
Take another cloth/towel, wet it, and see if the dry water color wipes off with water.
It should wipe off, but it shouldn't wipe away the paint underneath it.
You should only need to use light pressure.
If that works, then you can use water colors for washes.
Good luck. :)
-Giuliano
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