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What am I doing wrong?
- Thread starter Gator
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Well, there are places down south in the US where you can shoot the squirrel, eat it, and have the tail for whatever purposes you need!
Regards,
I have stories... 
Saul, I have used Kolinsky for years. Are you serious about the siberian squirrel? I mean seriously? Or are you shuckin' and jivin" us? I never heard of a squirrel brush. :gogo :gogo :gogo :gogo
Bob
Kenny, not sure if this will help but have you considered using the good old Humbrol enamel range?
I paint quite a few 1/48th figs for my builds and use them only for this.
no primer needed and you can ''push'' the paint around allot easier without worrying about it drying too fast.
Brush painting acrylics is a pain at the best of times, but if I do need to use them (rarely! ) with a brush I will use an old Humbrol brand brush, the bristles are very soft, not hard or ''springy' and I have a few drops of Tamiya acrylic thinners in a jar to keep the brush moist when the paint starts to dry.
The Acrylics I use are these which work excellent with Tamiya acrylic thinners
They do need a primer, like all acrylics, again I use Tamiya Fine white rattlecan primer for my aircraft builds
http://www.ultimatetoys.com.au/tamiya-surface-primer-white-87044-p-11065.html
I have not had any paint lift or stripping using this and acrylics from masking tape since using this primer.
HTH in some way.
I paint quite a few 1/48th figs for my builds and use them only for this.
no primer needed and you can ''push'' the paint around allot easier without worrying about it drying too fast.
Brush painting acrylics is a pain at the best of times, but if I do need to use them (rarely! ) with a brush I will use an old Humbrol brand brush, the bristles are very soft, not hard or ''springy' and I have a few drops of Tamiya acrylic thinners in a jar to keep the brush moist when the paint starts to dry.
The Acrylics I use are these which work excellent with Tamiya acrylic thinners
They do need a primer, like all acrylics, again I use Tamiya Fine white rattlecan primer for my aircraft builds
http://www.ultimatetoys.com.au/tamiya-surface-primer-white-87044-p-11065.html
I have not had any paint lift or stripping using this and acrylics from masking tape since using this primer.
HTH in some way.
Gator
Well-known member
Bob,
As Kenny already showed you, I wasn't joking! I had to find replacements for my artist's grade brushes and tried synthetic, horse, camel, but came back to Kolinsky sable. Looking for something cheaper so I won't cry if I gunk them up with acrylics (some of my old Poly-S became rubbery) I tried the squirrel.
One thing no one seems to mention (I guess paint cleaners are better nowadays?) is keeping different sets of brushes for metallics, red, and the rest. Yes, I have a set of brushes only for red paint as I had found it the hardest to clean. Don't ask me why but this is old school talking now. As for metallics, imagine the lovely flakes that resided in my brush going onto a 'fabric' uniform!
Regards,
Don't tell my wife, she would never let me hear the end of it. I seriously doubt there's some Russian farmer out there gathering up all the squirrels for shearing along with the sheep.
Good thread, lots to learn here.
Yep...that's one of the stories I could tell.
reconron
Active member
Huh?!
For real?....So what happens when you use enamels?Do you get skin eruption or something like that?
Greetings,Ron.
Hi Mate
I use enamels and Acrils however i use windsor and newton series 7 brushes expensive yes but bloody hell they are fantastic paint goes where you want it they hold there shape treat them well clean well ,i don't have any issues with clogging with any of the paints mentioned.
Its like buying a good pair of boots you have to pay for the quality,
i feel its like painting windows use a rubbish brush rubbish finish, some of the brushes i see in shops that are quite expensive i would not give bench space, i paint predominantly figs,hope this helps
Cheers Chris :fencing :snoopy :drinks
I use enamels and Acrils however i use windsor and newton series 7 brushes expensive yes but bloody hell they are fantastic paint goes where you want it they hold there shape treat them well clean well ,i don't have any issues with clogging with any of the paints mentioned.
Its like buying a good pair of boots you have to pay for the quality,
i feel its like painting windows use a rubbish brush rubbish finish, some of the brushes i see in shops that are quite expensive i would not give bench space, i paint predominantly figs,hope this helps
Cheers Chris
:fencing :snoopy :drinks
Gator
Well-known member
Throat begins to close up and if I'm exposed too long I get a massive sinus infection.
Huh?!
Do you get skin eruption or something like that?
Greetings,Ron.
Gator,
Have you tried Liquitex Slow-Dri Gel? I have some and messed around with it a little bit. I'll fuss with it some more tonight.
Anyways, here's a link:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-slow-dri-gel-and-fluid-mediums-and-additives/
And no, I don't work for BlickArt...
Tom
Have you tried Liquitex Slow-Dri Gel? I have some and messed around with it a little bit. I'll fuss with it some more tonight.
Anyways, here's a link:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-slow-dri-gel-and-fluid-mediums-and-additives/
And no, I don't work for BlickArt...
Tom
reconron
Active member
Throat begins to close up and if I'm exposed too long I get a massive sinus infection.[/quote]
hmy: Never would have thought of that.Enamels are great,but if you get these problems with them please stick to acrylics!
Lets have a try at the tricks and hints we gave you then on using acrylics.
Greetings,Ron.
Gator
Well-known member
hmy: Never would have thought of that.Enamels are great,but if you get these problems with them please stick to acrylics!
Lets have a try at the tricks and hints we gave you then on using acrylics.
Greetings,Ron.[/quote]
Ron, a lot of it has to do with the fact that I burned my sinuses out with all those decades of working at my Dad's sign shop. In my sign department now We use latex when ever possible. The silk screening still has to be done with enamels. I have a respirator that I wear whenever I go into the screening room to observe or trouble shoot. I switched over from enamel model paint 7 years ago when my son finally came home after 110 days in the NICU after he was born premature. I did it for him not realizing I would benefit too.
