Saturday, 21 July 2018
Acrylic over oil based paints -
One of the first things I learned in art class was - Don't. However, When I was building models of WWI aircraft, which I usually painted in acrylics, I broke that rule occasionally. The popular varnish among modellers was Johnsons' Kleer. Never gave it a thought even put it over some wood grain effect that had been done with oils. Nothing bad happened and some of those models are now quite old. I think part of it is that the enamels were often applied with an airbrush, so the coat was very thin and dried quickly, or maybe I was very lucky. Being at the stage of bow finishing a model of a modern jet, an not really wanting to spray solvents more than I have to, I wondered. So...I made up a few test pieces. The spare drop tank was airbrushed and the two other bits were brush painted. They all received a brushed on coat of either Winsor Newton Galleria Gloss or Matt. The Matt is pretty flat, the gloss more satin, though another coat would probably go glossy.
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