Brush Painting?

I did a google search on various kinds of paints yesterday to better understand the technical differences. Interesting.  Several sites about acrylics mentioned the vehicle will not carry as much pigment as the enamel vehicles.  Thus, acrylics inherently do not have as good a coverage as enamels or lacquers. I am talking about solvent enamels and lacquers, not acrylic ones.

Hey Phil,

Thanks for the advice and the link!

I had thought to check the Vallejo site but I hadn't gotten there yet.

[Edit] - I forgot to mention I'm painting over an air-brushed Vallejo primer.

I find most of the Model Color range too thick and clunky to paint straight out of the bottle. It does require thinning. Generally, if I am brush-painting with ModelColor, I will airbrush a primer coat of flat Tamiya acrylic first.

For general coverage, I think a "milk-like" consistency is probably too thin, though you can apply multiple coats (after drying), generally without fear of the paint lifting the previous coat.

There are some fairly detailed tutorials here: http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/blog/category/model-color/