need help dealing with painting mistakes

[godfather]

I need help on a fairly basic task. I have a heck of time cleaning painting mistakes off of my figures. I use oils and acrylics, acrylics tend to give me the most trouble. For example I will paint my figure in oils and wait till dry them paint an outline or shadows under strap, touch up etc with acrylic inevitably it goes on the finished paint job. I have brushes dipped in water and I try and dab the paint off usually resulting in a mess and it makes almost a wash of the acrylic paint and staining. Any suggestion on how to clean paint mistakes without making a mess and/or leaving a residue? I would prefer not to continually seal with flat coat as I use metallic paints and they lose their natural shine.

 

[Kisifer]

Well my suggestion is to outline etc with oils as well. So in that case, with a simple thinner, you can gently whip off and you are good to go. Note that your brush shouldn't be full of thinner, pass it firstly from a cloth or towel or whatever you use, to take the excess thinner.

Xenofon

 

[btavis]

Be more careful.

 

[billyturnip]

Originally posted by btavis@Feb 11 2006, 08:26 AM
Be more careful.

:lol: I nearly said that too, but resisted it, so I had to laugh when I read it.

Roger.

 

[Paul Kernan]

Hi Talino

I agree with Xenofon. Line with oils too. Work with very small amounts of paint with the appropriate size brush for the task. Much easier to clean up with a damp clean brush. Another trick is to put a small amount of each of your colour values (extreme highlight to deepest shade) in a film container and store in your freezer (Don't let your wife know ). It will keep in a workable form for several weeks and can be used for touch ups along the way. When I am working on a project I have had 4, 5 or 6 containers in the freezer at a time.

And to quote a wise man.... Be more careful :lol:

Paul

 

[Paul Kernan]

Hi Talino

I agree with Xenofon. Line with oils too. Work with very small amounts of paint with the appropriate size brush for the task. Much easier to clean up with a damp clean brush. Another trick is to put a small amount of each of your colour values (extreme highlight to deepest shade) in a film container and store in your freezer (Don't let your wife know ). It will keep in a workable form for several weeks and can be used for touch ups along the way. When I am working on a project I have had 4, 5 or 6 containers in the freezer at a time.

And to quote a wise man.... Be more careful :lol:

Paul

 

[billyturnip]

Another wise man post twice :lol:

 

[frank h]

Hi Talino
When using thinned down acrylic discharge excess water from your
brush by touching it gently on a piece of damp cloth
before applying paint to the figure

Hope this helps

Frank

 

[Paul Kernan]

I guess I thought it was important to say twice Got to work on that twitchy finger. Works faster than my brain

 

[billyturnip]

It was Paul

Roger.

 

[billyturnip]

Your itchy finger was faster than mine then. I was replying when you were editing