Pigment Fixers

[mabnkat]

Hi guys,

after some advise.... i need a pigment fixer for MIG pigments but my local store only sells the acrylic resin (thing white stuff).

What else can i use to fix the pigments... i've that just using thinners will work... is there any truth in this ?

Thanks in advanced.

 

[Ritual]

Maybe this belongs in the painting & conversions section? You can use white spirit or lighter fluid to fix pigment washes or pigment that's been dry-brushed on to something. For thicker application of pigments, to mimic dried mud or caked earth for instance, the MIG fixer is better.

 

[nick232]

how do you apply mig fixer??

 

[Ritual]

You just load a brush with the fixer and gently touch it to the area you want to fix. Capillary forces will do the work for you.

 

[mabnkat]

is the fixer the same as the resin or are they different things.. sorry if this is in the wrong forum but i thought the painting and conversions was for works in procress type things

 

[ScottRadom]

Resin is completely different! The resin helps simulate thicker effects like mud and such, but the fixer ( I use lighter fluid) keeps the pigment attached to the model. Without fixing it, it will rub off with the greatest of ease, and if you apply a sealer it will take away most of the pigment.

 

[Ritual]

is the fixer the same as the resin or are they different things.. sorry if this is in the wrong forum but i thought the painting and conversions was for works in procress type things

Work in progress is put in the "Work in progress and project logs" section. :wink:

Yeah, the resin is different from the fixer.