enamel or acrylic???

grunt0341

Member since
May 2010

enamel or acrylic???

Posted by grunt0341 on Sunday, March 11, 2012 4:38 AM

What type of paint is best suited for painting and detailing faces (1/35 scale)? Are there any pros and cons to either using acrylic paint or enamel? What i've learned so far is, if you mess up with acrylic paint, u can just was it off and start over. I do think enamels would go on smoother though.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 11, 2012 6:48 AM

Oil...

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grunt0341

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May 2010

Posted by grunt0341 on Monday, March 12, 2012 3:32 AM

Sad I forgot to include that medium....thx

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Hans von Hammer

Member since
June 2008
From: Iowa

Posted by Hans von Hammer on Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:06 AM

I do base-coat of color with enamels, but use oils for shading and highlighting.. I prefer Testor's MM Radome Tan for Caucasian faces and Testor's Rubber for Negroes..

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mitsdude

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February 2007

Posted by mitsdude on Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:33 AM

From what I've read its oils and acrylics. I dont recall anyone from recent times using enamels, except as a base coat.

I recently purchased Alex Castros book on painting skin using acrylics. Pretty amazing work. Took almost 6 months to find it at a reasonable price.

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plasticjunkie

Member since
November 2008
From: Central Florida

Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:06 PM

I do my base coat in acrylic then use my artist oils for blending. Oils are really easy to work with and are great for blending. They take longer to dry but then it gives you plenty of time to work.