Dusty problem

[Nuke]

[Nuke]

Just curious if anybody knows of a tool that can clean dust off a WIP pyo without damaging the paint. It’s my first PYO and I’ve noticed it just loves to collect dust bits overnight (with the bag over it to boot) and neither fingers nor a dry paintbrush doesn’t seem to do the trick. Or does it really matter if your paint coats get slightly lumpy from dust?

[Shawna]

It matters…you won’t get a smooth finish when done.

I’d rinse under the sink real quick before starting work each time, and then wrap it well in its plastic bag between…hopefully you are almost done?

Acrylic once dry will not run or come off under water, unless you work at it, so a light rinse shouldn’t hurt anything.

Kyrin

[KoishiiKitty]

Nuke wrote:

Just curious if anybody knows of a tool that can clean dust off a WIP pyo without damaging the paint. It’s my first PYO and I’ve noticed it just loves to collect dust bits overnight (with the bag over it to boot) and neither fingers nor a dry paintbrush doesn’t seem to do the trick. Or does it really matter if your paint coats get slightly lumpy from dust?

get a ostrich feather duster Nuke. Cut the feather off and make some specialized feather dusters in different sizes. Ostrich feathers are the only feathers that actualy grab and hold onto dust particals and they will be perfect for cleaning off your pyo with out harming the paint. this will be safer then using water since even a little water softens the paint.

you can also get a nice chinese wash brush made out of badger hair(there are other brushes that also use badger hair that are not chinese brushes).
the real soft fur will brush off the dust with out harming the paint at all. it is really handy to have.

some times I dust mine, but most of the time I don’t since I paint with a lot of texture. I know that you are doing some real fine detailing though..so I would get both a badger brush and some ostrich feathers…that way you can use the brush while you paint and it will be more convenient..and the feathers for when you are just starting to paint again after your pyo has sat out over night.

Nuke wrote:

Or does it really matter if your paint coats get slightly lumpy from dust?

it depends on the look you want. Dust in the paint can add texture and give it an older natural feel to the look and usualy is not noticed as a “flaw” by other people, I tend to like how it looks on the dragons..
but if you want a nice clean, out of a factory look, go with removing the dust.

[Jennifer]

I use canned air- like they sell for dusting out computers. Works great and doesn’t hurt them.

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[KoishiiKitty]

Nambroth wrote:

I use canned air- like they sell for dusting out computers. Works great and doesn’t hurt them.

you know, I have a can of air, and i keep forgeting to try and use it on my pyo’s. I am going to have to buy a few more cans now(since this one is empty) and try it.

[Nuke]

Thanks everybody. I’ll try the can of air first since I don’t know if I can find ostriche feather dusters around here at all o-o

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