oil paints?
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mattsterbenz
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I have never tried using oils on miniatures. However, I do a lot of canvas painting, and I would highly reccomend Rembrandt brand oils. These have a very fine pigment and a creamy consistency.
Just keep in mind that oils take several weeks to fully dry, so I would assume that the layering method of highlights would be out of the question.
Just a warning, (aside from the health risks) oil colors can be extremely expensive, unless you buy studio quality hues rather than professional. I recently bought a tube of purple paint that retails for over $40!
-Matt
Just keep in mind that oils take several weeks to fully dry, so I would assume that the layering method of highlights would be out of the question.
Just a warning, (aside from the health risks) oil colors can be extremely expensive, unless you buy studio quality hues rather than professional. I recently bought a tube of purple paint that retails for over $40!
-Matt
Einion
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When painting as we do (very thin, rigid support) you can speed-dry oils within a few hours to overnight, by using a lamp or some other heating method.
In addition to saving waiting time this also helps to ensure a good matt finish (although there are a few colours that still tend to be troublesome).
That\'s not even that expensive by oil-paint standards
Joking aside oil paint is extremely costly if one is used to the prices of hobby paints but they go a very long way and can last nearly indefinitely in the tube (decades).
Einion
Shawn R. L.
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I think Windsor Newton or Winton have a line of oil pants called Alkyds ( Al-kids) that are a quick, overnite, drying oil paint. The actual working time is about 1/2 hour or so.
Roger Bunting
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Yes, the fast drying oils are Windsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd. Looking at the prices compared to the normal ones, they are actually cheaper.
Artisan also do a range of water mixable oils. Never used them so I\'ve no idea what they\'re like.
Artisan also do a range of water mixable oils. Never used them so I\'ve no idea what they\'re like.
freakinacage
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i have some windsor and newton ones that are ok i just can\'t use them!!
Roger Bunting
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Ok, I have limited experience of using oils, but yes, you can \"water\" down oils (though not with water if they\'re not the water mixable kind). Certainly a lot of the great painters thinned the paints and used glazes. Windsor & Newton sell English Distilled Turpentine and Sansodor (low odour paint thinner) to dilute oils. Linseed Oil will increase transparency but slows the drying time.There are also other mediums to help paint fine detail. You\'re probably best looking for W&N products on google.
Einion
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Lower pigment load.
I wouldn\'t recommend it.
As I asked above, are you looking for quality recommendations? Because these are definitely down a couple of rungs from the best you can buy.
We don\'t know where you\'re based David so it\'s difficult to make recommendations on what you could find locally but buying online you should be able to get nearly any brand. Some are definitely better than the common ranges you\'ll see in the average art shop.
For our kind of painting yes, but you\'d use turpentine, white spirit or a low-odour solvent. This is actually the preferred way of thinning oil paints for many of the best painters in this medium (in modelling).
Einion
