Hey folks,

I'm tired of my enamels not mixing together to get better colors. I want my olive drab to pop and my build to be slammin'.

In reality, I want my stuff to look more realistic and less like a plastic model on a table.

So, I'm thinking of purchasing some acrylic paints but am not really sure what I should start out with.

For instance, my next build is a gray panzer IV thing.

Any tips would be most welcome.

are you brush painting or ab?

if your brush painting id suggest sticking to enamels because acrylics dry fast!

Frank

Brush painting but I would like very much to mix colors. thus far, I haven't been able to mix enamels. They seem to stay seperated.

edit - I'm also thinking about trying to vastly improve my figures with skin tones. I was told I can mix White Alizarin Crimson and yellow green.

for figures acrylics arnt a problem for me ( 1/35)

but for brush painting larg areas with my tam acrylics id doubt getting good results, they realy do dry fast. so your better of sticking to enamels, unless you invest in a good ab liek i did

Frank

Thanks, Frank!

I guess my biggest prob is with being unable to mix colors to get lighter shades etc.

I really have difficulties with skin tones.

If you are having trouble mixing your colors, I suggest getting hold of an artist color wheel. It will help you learn what colors to mix to come up with other colors.
Mixing colors comes with practice, and experience.
Red and blue will give me some sort of purple..... but what red did I use, and what blue did I use, and how much of each will determine the purple I end up with.

If you were to get an airbrush i would recomend the badger 200G. I got spray patterns between 3mm and 1 inch. It also has easy maintence.

cheers

Philip

heard the 200 was good, or the traditional 150 is always awsome

without a doubt an ab is essential when using acrylics for large surfaces

Frank