Hi All,

Sometimes i see below the model pics "This is painted completely by brush"

The point i don't get is : Do the oil paints make the model more precious ?
Is it so hard to do this ? As we all did this once upon a time, when we didnt have sprays, air brushes etc..

Or is that because of there are lotta possibilities to have different color scalas by using the oil paints ?

What are your opinions about that ?

I don't think that the precious concept can apply to a model just because is painted by brush. It gets precious to you when you are satisfied with the result you achieved, independently on the used techniques, and this I think should be the right way to take the hobby in. It can become precious for the other people when you achieve a certain skill level in modeling your subjects. I use an airbrush, but I'm lucky because I can afford it. I've seen models finished far a lot better than mine painted only by brush because who made it was just beter than me doing it. Also consider that the oil colors cannot stich directly to plastic in a satisfactory way, first you should give a coat of a color close to the one that suits your model and then starting using oils. I don't know if it makes sense to go for oils when you have to paint a thank, for sure for figures these are ok because are easy to blend, you can mix them to achieve virtually any color, and they dry in a longer period of time than acrylics or enamels. I use oils on my thanks for washes and dry-brush or other particular tasks. This is not the law and the suggestion I can give to you is to try what better suits you, for instance I prefer acrylics instead of enamels but there are many many other people who prefer the other way round. In the end who makes precious a model is you, not the most expensive colors nor airbrushes nor detail sets!

I think when modelers do this, they are either asking indulgence if the finish isn't as smooth as with an airbrush or they are pointing out that a good finish CAN be achieved with a brush. I don't htink a well done brush finish increases the quality of a kit anymore than an equal finish accomplished with an airbrush.

I think that airbrush finish is the best way to paint a model. You obtain a good looking smooth surface that´s no comparable with brush painting. For example think in the german three colour camo, I don´t imagine the way it could look painting it with brushes. I know there are modelers with great experience in brush painting, but I think an aibrushed model is a more precious model.

It's easier to get some finishes with an aibrush than by hand. I think that if someone is able to create certain finishes (anything feathered comes to mind) by hand, it shows their artistic ability. I don't believe that a model is more valuable than another model just by the means it was painted.