Ok guys recently I went to michaels, I have one of those 50% off coupons and wanted to see what they had. Ended up buying a 25$ model kit with it, but while I was there I picked up a really cheap set of 12 color oil paints. Has white, yellow, orchre, light blue, dark blue, emerald green, dark green, light brown dark brown, red, orange, and black.
The paints mix and blend amazingly well. I could never dream that acrylics or enamels would mix and blend the way these do.
I picked it up origionally to try out dot filtering for weathering like chuck W always uses. So far I have failed miserably at that.
BUT
I have been trying it for other things. First I have tried using it for sandbags for a diorama I am doing. I put down a base coat let it dry a bit, put down a slightly different color and put it in dots over the sandbag, after letting it dry for a bit I used a dry brush to smear it around and rub it in. I did this a few times untill I got a wonderful textured color that I am extremely happy with.
I know the dirt on the base needs some work…
Ok after that I ahve started to try and paint figures with it, faces I tried a few times and failed though im getting closer each time. Right now Im doing a german uniform. I mixed my own light blue gray unitform color and it looks good. then I lightened that mix and put on highlights and meshed them in on raised parts then on only the highest I did just white, looks nice, then I did brown on the elbows, knees and legs of the paints, mixed it in for a dirty stain. I quite happy with how hes looking so far.
I suggest you guys try it if you get the chance, I only paid like 4$ for my set
I love my oil paints, but I don’t know how willing I’d be to start painting bases and other accessories with it. The ridiculously long drying time is a bit of a set-back for that one.
Yea, but im finding that the drying times can easily be offset by how easy it is to mix and make custom colors and how LONG they last, even if its almost dry put a drop of linseed oil into the drying paint, mix and its fine again. I tried to mix some custom acrylic on a pallet today, dried up to unuseable within 5 minutes.
Plus saves alot of money on going out and buying a new bottle of paint becasue the blue you have isnt gray enough, or the green isnt bright enough
it’s called an oven. That will take care of the dry time, about 100 degrees is enough. Easy to mae on your own, a wood box, tin foil, and a light bulb. Yet another has discovered the joys of oils… they are amazing.
It’s less effective for alcohol based acrylics like Tamiya and ModelMaster but it will still help. For water based acrylics like Vallejo, it will keep the paint usable for well over a week.
I prefer Tempera paints for bases… You can get the powder and add it dry to your ground material, or buy it wet and just paint. It blends nicely, and dries in minutes…
Oils I keep for faces, but I too bought the starter set you speak of… They’re great paints, been using them for 40 years…
I will definatly have to give them a try hans. I am really enjoying the oil paints because of how easy they are to use, no constantly cleaning brushes for a new color, not getting it all off and getting a little dip of black into the yellow, or something. Just put it on a pallet (which I started covering in plastic wrap for EASY clean up) and there you go.
I came to models from doing historical miniatures where I was taught using oils over an enamel base.
You’ve probably heard of Shep Paine. Guy’s a well deserved legend in the field. I think I saw his book on figure painting advertised in the mag. If you want to do more figures, and doing dioramas requires them, his book is a great investment
That will take care of the dry time, about 100 degrees is enough. Easy to mae on your own, a wood box, tin foil, and a light bulb. Yet another has discovered the joys of oils… they are amazing.