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 Posted - January 28 2018 : 3:38:21 PM
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Got these little people recently and it was a fair selection for a few bucks. Thought this time that I would try some inexpensive acrylic paint. One guy I knew of painted miniatures (like Dungeons and Dragons things) with acrylics thinned "just right" and would turn out some pretty fine things. I am a good ways from that. The first guy I did with the acrylics is this guy shoveling. If you look at the shirt under magnification, you can see the paint is all "glumped" on. So, some things to refine here. Anyway, for your Sunday morning viewing pleasure . . . and, of course, whatever hints you might feel inclined to toss my way.
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Posted - January 28 2018 : 3:49:33 PM
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Nice work on painting the figures -- they are starting to look even-more realistic!!! Much more patience than I would've had......
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Posted - January 28 2018 : 5:55:30 PM
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quote:Nice work on painting the figures -- they are starting to look even-more realistic!!! Much more patience than I would've had......
Originally posted by RP model railroads - January 28 2018 : 3:49:33 PM
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same here!
Can't paint anyway & I wasn't good in art class 
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Posted - January 28 2018 : 7:57:50 PM
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Acrylic model paints tend to be self smoothing and would probably not have that clumpy finish. Of course, they're also more expensive than craft paints, especially if you want a good selection of colors.
The way they smooth themselves is that the surface sets up first and then shrinks a little, pulling tight and flattening things like brush marks. I wonder if craft paints don't do that, or if they're just a bit thicker, so the paint is too gooey to flatten out as the surface film shrinks. If that's so, the guy you mention who thins them just right has the key to the problem, though I'm not so sure how easy it is to thin the paints just right.
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Posted - January 28 2018 : 11:58:08 PM
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For this, I used my 14 year old daughter who has the steady hand and patience used
by 14 year old girls everywhere to apply eye liner.
Very nice work, BTW. I have an additional box of people requiring painting...where is
that kid??
Edited by - Chops124 on January 28 2018 11:59:01 PM
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Posted - January 29 2018 : 11:42:14 AM
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| I believe I mistakenly called these acrylics. They are craft paints. What is the difference?
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Posted - January 29 2018 : 3:19:08 PM
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Acrylic is the chemical vehicle, like latex or enamel. It's what the paint is.
Craft paint names a purpose (arts and crafts).
The paints in the pictures say Acrylic on the bottle, so I think that chemically, they're acrylic paint. The purpose might mean they're formulated a little differently than model paints. Model paints, since they're supposed to completely cover something small without burying it in a blob of paint, usually have the pigments ground finer than in paints meant for big things like houses. They're probably also formulated to go on in a thinner coat.
I'm not familiar enough with craft paints to know how they usually apply in terms of thickness and opacity. It seems, though, that if you've read about someone who got good results with just the right thinning, craft paints might be pretty close to model paint.
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Posted - January 29 2018 : 3:47:29 PM
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| Those little containers of paint from Walmart is what I use on most stuff on the layout...
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Posted - February 02 2018 : 2:42:44 PM
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Yeh, Walt, I got mine at Hobby Lobby, probably not much more expensive. I still haven't gotten the technique for getting the paints thinned just right, and maybe, like Don suggested, there is a difference in character between "craft" [acrylic] and other acrylics? Anyway, so far my technique for getting after these little people is:
1. Remove "flash"; maybe even some reshaping if it seems necessary and doable.
Like maybe one leg is too fat, or move the arm from waving to be at side.
2. Wash figures in alcohol (not sure whether this really helps or not; almost seems
that plastics sometimes shed oils?)
3. Glue figure to something to hold it by while you paint; white glue.
4. Use a tiny brush.
5. Try not to leave any thick places of paint.
6. LEARN HOW TO THIN AND APPLY PAINT.
7. It's all an experiment, right?
Here's my latest effort . . .
Edited by - Barry on February 02 2018 2:54:30 PM
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Posted - February 02 2018 : 2:59:36 PM
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Looking good Barry. From what I can get on it, the "Craft" acrylics have a much coarser pigment than do
the "Model" acrylics.
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Posted - February 02 2018 : 9:31:50 PM
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I especially like that guy with the gauntlet gloves.
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