Hello!!
I´ve read many recommendations about painting faces with oils. Therefore, I will follow those indications and start painting faces of 1:35 figures with oils.

It will be my first time painting with oils. Would you have any specific indication or recommendation referring this? will I need any special solvent?

Regards,

I use simple hardware store thinner for oils and enamels and get good results. Other swear by turpentine, linseed oil, etc. (see http://groups.msn.com/armorama/alalbum.msnw?Page=3 " TARGET="_blank"> http://groups.msn.com/armorama/alalbum.msnw?Page=3 for examples.)

Hi Antonio, just a recommendation & advice, but I think you will find using oil's straight from the tube WITHOUT thinner to be your best way to apply them. With thinner's, I find it becomes more of a mess.

Try both way's ....WITH - WITHOUT ..... and see what work's best for you. That is literally where your answer lies. - However, you will need to use thinner's when making oil washes. I use Winsor & Newton Artist Oil's exclusively, and TURPENOID ( white & blue can ) for thinning. As a second alternative I use Testors Thinner / Brush Cleaner. ( Don't confuse this with their Aibrush Thinner. It's properties are way to strong to be used for washes and will lift / krinkle your undercoats ).

- ralph

Antonio ... should you go with Winsor & Newton, I just want to point out they they make
a less expensive series of oil " for student 's " and the pigment's that are used in this series ARE NOT THE SAME GOOD QUALITY, you will find in their more expensive "top of the line " series. The student type oil's DO NOT BLEND as smoothly as with the good transition as the better oil's do. For a few buck's more ... go with the quality of the bettter series

- ralph