Painting models with oil paints
Why?
I’m not a good painter of models. I’ve never had a lot of artistic ability and neither do I have a lot of patience. The former problem may be caused by the latter problem…
While I’ve had some success with acrylic paint, I’ve found my blending to be mediocre at best. I’ve tried glazes and inks but with no significant improvement.
While watching a video on oil washes for scale modelling, I was intrigued by comments from the author on drying times, ability to blend and how thinners could correct mistakes. This got me thinking.
After a search on YouTube, I found this video on painting models with oil paints. If nothing else, the video is very useful in explaining how to go about it and what you might need to try.
Having watched the video, I thought I’d give it try.
This project tracks my progress and I’ll see how a complete idiot, who’s never owned oil paints, let alone painted with them, gets on.
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