Oil Painting

[Rebecca Marvel]

Have a question. Please note that I am an EXTREME novice at models so
if I "flub" it or say something stupid, be kind. I have been greatly
inspired to try this area of creativity...

I am wanting/going to try a resin model and I'd like to use oil paints
rather than acrylic or enamel. I feel as though I would have better
control with oils - i.e., blending, smooth skin texture, creating depth,
shadows, etc. I am not proficient enough (I feel) with an airbrush to
try that yet although I may use the airbrush for certain areas of my
model.

Would I use the oils as I would normally or is there some sort of
special "thingy" you do with them? Just for info - I mix my oils with
50/50 linseed/drying medium (painting glass).

Has anyone had luck/experience using exclusively oils to paint a
model(s)? If so, do you have a photo so that I can get a visual on the
difference in the finished product?

Suggestions, comments, help are all greatly appreciated. I have
completed one model in my life (Christmas 1999) and since then I have
sat back and taken in ever piece of information I can read about
modeling - but I can find very little information about oil painting in
the modeling arena. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place?

I can definitely see where this (I hesitate to use this word) "hobby"
can become an obsession.

Rebecca
(dreading hitting the send button for fear of getting one response
containing one line: "oils suck don't use them")

[Frank Koval]

Rebecca,

Try this link to see my Me-263.

www.indev.net/novamodeler/Classic/classic_98%207.htm

The mottle pattern on the rear fuselage was painted entirely in oils.
I used a scumbling technique with a nearly dry brush to scrub in as thin
a layer of paint as possible into an acrylic base-coat.

The difficulties I see lie in trying to get good coverage without
developing any "impasto". The result here is that the oil mottles are
somewhat transparent. It worked for me in this case because my thin
mottle glazes were done over a single base color without overlapping
colors.

If the results were as convincing I would rather work with a brush
than an airbrush. Should you discover a way to do that I would like to
hear about it.

Good luck,

Frank

[Frank Koval]

Try this to see the oil-painted Me-263:

http://www.indev.net/novamodeler/Classic/classic_98%207.htm

[charles nims]

You didn't say what kind of models you work on. Figure painters routinely
use oil paints exclusively for resin figure models, although they may use
acrylics or even enamels for a prime coat.

Charles

[R Smith]

oils suck don't use them

Sorry - couldn't resist

[Enzo A. Biancardi]

Rebecca,

If you are a beginner, try first with a simple kit and not a resin one.

ENZO.
--
Enzo A. Biancardi
Bs.As. - ARGENTINA
E-mail: e...@impsat1.com.ar

Rebecca Marvel escribió en mensaje <3892157A...@flash.net>...

>Have a question. Please note that I am an EXTREME novice at models so
>if I "flub" it or say something stupid, be kind. I have been greatly
>inspired to try this area of creativity...
>
>I am wanting/going to try a resin model and I'd like to use oil paints
>rather than acrylic or enamel. I feel as though I would have better
>control with oils - i.e., blending, smooth skin texture, creating depth,
>shadows, etc. I am not proficient enough (I feel) with an airbrush to
>try that yet although I may use the airbrush for certain areas of my
>model.
>
>Would I use the oils as I would normally or is there some sort of
>special "thingy" you do with them? Just for info - I mix my oils with
>50/50 linseed/drying medium (painting glass).
>
>Has anyone had luck/experience using exclusively oils to paint a
>model(s)? If so, do you have a photo so that I can get a visual on the
>difference in the finished product?
>
>Suggestions, comments, help are all greatly appreciated. I have
>completed one model in my life (Christmas 1999) and since then I have
>sat back and taken in ever piece of information I can read about
>modeling - but I can find very little information about oil painting in
>the modeling arena. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place?
>
>I can definitely see where this (I hesitate to use this word) "hobby"
>can become an obsession.
>
>Rebecca
>(dreading hitting the send button for fear of getting one response

>containing one line: "oils suck don't use them")

[Rebecca Marvel]

Yes, upon receiving responses and reflection, I agree.

[Rebecca Marvel]

There's always one in the crowd. :)

R Smith wrote:
>
> oils suck don't use them
>

[BillTHYS]

Rebecca,
I wish I had a current example for you, but I only remember building a
plastic model deer's head, way back in my youth, and my grandfather, who was an
artist, painted it for me in oils, and it looked awesome.
Bill

[CSRZ28]

Rebecca,
If the resin model you are wanting to build is a figure, your medium is
right on taget. All the figures I build, except the 25mm fantasy ones, are
painted with oils.
I use just about the same mixture ratio of thinner and linseed oil, that
you mentioned. The one thing that helps is using an acrylic base coat. Use
colors that are close to the oil finish coats. Since oils vary in opacity, the
acrylics help the oil's coverage and helps make shading and blending a little
easier.
There are other figure buiders here, that probably have more/better info
to help you get into the swing of things. Welcome to the 'madness' :-)

Chuck Ryan