hello men
i have used mig's excellant pigment fixer and mig pigments on my latest creation and i was wondering if i was to spray my matt acrylic varnish on to the model will i loose the effect of the dusty pigments.
cheer's
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mig pigment fixer question
SIRNEIL
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 04:50 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 05:37 AM UTC
Yes.
Anything you spray over pigments tends to flatten them and lose the 3-D effect.
Anything you spray over pigments tends to flatten them and lose the 3-D effect.
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 07:30 AM UTC
If you used the fixer there is no need to spray anything afterwards as they supposed to stay on permanently.
Rob
Rob
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 01:29 PM UTC
Rob, I find the fixer seriously degrades the effect of the pigments. I use it sparingly.