Let's Paint!

[ProfessorM]

thanks for posting. absolutely beautiful workmanship. After seeing your technique I now know I will never be able to be that good so I can now stop trying and stick to plain colors and a little blending here and there. Beautiful stuff.

I have seen that spray booth before on his website. He had his motor and blower on top of the spray box but same set up with the hoses and such. The hoses actually is where the over spray dries most of the time before it even gets to the blower I think he said. I have the squirrel cage and just need to make the thing, someday. What is it you like about the more toxic paints over the water based paints, what is the advantage?

[Rowhunter]

Paul, there are several reasons I choose to use this paint. One is adhesion, this bonds so well no acrylic could compare. Dry time is almost instantaneous, I can shoot color on the back, pick out the netting and clip it on right away. Color selection and ease of mixing colors. And the main reason is its ability to carry pigment after being reduced to water like consistency. The pigment mixes so well with the reducer it is never gritty, very fine. I hear a lot of acrylic users complain about build up on the tip, that is something I don't have to deal with. One more fun thing is the pearl and flake dry powders that I mix with an intercoat clear for some nice effects.


Douglas

[saltydog]

Rowhunter WOW FANTSTIC WORK thank you for the STEP -BY - STEP. going to have to give it a shot.
keep'em commin.
GOOD LUCK GOOD BUILDIN

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Rowhunter

Paul, there are several reasons I choose to use this paint. One is adhesion, this bonds so well no acrylic could compare. Dry time is almost instantaneous, I can shoot color on the back, pick out the netting and clip it on right away. Color selection and ease of mixing colors. And the main reason is its ability to carry pigment after being reduced to water like consistency. The pigment mixes so well with the reducer it is never gritty, very fine. I hear a lot of acrylic users complain about build up on the tip, that is something I don't have to deal with. One more fun thing is the pearl and flake dry powders that I mix with an intercoat clear for some nice effects.


Douglas

thanks. I kind of figured it was the thinness you can get with the paint as I see it in your work with the blending and light coats over other coats. Mine looks like I use a roller.

[Rowhunter]

I had a little delay due to an eye shortage. I made some from resin and painted them up the other day, so I was able to finish them up yesterday. Here are the two LMB patterns, and one crazy pattern inspired by the South American Arapaima. These resin poppers are 6.5" and right around 3oz.

Douglas