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It’s been a long time since I’ve used oil paints, but I’ve been thinking of going back to them to paint model horses. I love how they blend but hate the smell and clean-up, so I was thinking of trying water mixable (or miscible) oils. Anyone use oil paints or water mixable oil paints? Any wisdom you want to share? What brushes do you recommend? I’m thinking going middle of the road with brush cost as I’ll probably wreck them scrubbing them into the plastic/resin so I don’t want to invest too much, but I also don’t want to go uber cheap and have the brushes fall apart or bristles come off in the paint job.
I love heat set oil paints. They don’t dry unless you heat them so you can work on something for a super long time. But sadly clean up in about the same as normal oil paints, but not as messy (if that makes sense) I’ve tried 2 bands of water-mixable oil paints and well they just felt too much like acrylics. Maybe other brands are different but I found them not to blend as well. Have you ever tried gouache? It’s a thicker watercolor like paint that blends like a dream. š
I have a set of the heat-set oil paints (Genesis). Their cost was prohibitive to me and the colors not so good. I was also sad that I couldn’t varnish them. That and I work larger than what I can fit in my oven and cannot invest in a heat gun just for this. So they sit, in their tiny expensive bottles. :/
Golden makes a line of acrylics that stay open for a long period of time, days. They don’t dry fast and are thick. They behave similar to oils. I ultimately went with a different brand though because of pigment load out.
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My art: featherdust.comJennifer wrote:I have a set of the heat-set oil paints (Genesis). Their cost was prohibitive to me and the colors not so good. I was also sad that I couldn’t varnish them. That and I work larger than what I can fit in my oven and cannot invest in a heat gun just for this. So they sit, in their tiny expensive bottles. :/
Golden makes a line of acrylics that stay open for a long period of time, days. They don’t dry fast and are thick. They behave similar to oils. I ultimately went with a different brand though because of pigment load out.
Yeah the Genesis heat set oils are pricey š I was lucky to get all of mine on clearance at Hobby Lobby or otherwise I don’t think I would have gotten them. Genesis now makes a varnish for their oils and a cheap embossing gun works great in place of a heat gun. I think my embossing gun was around $10 or so.
It’s funny how prices are different in different towns and places. I’ve always stayed away from Golden acrylics because of the price LOL
Thank you both for your opinions.
I wasnāt aware of such a thing as heat set oils. Cool. Although, if clean up is the same as traditional oils, then it probably isnāt my best option (plus, the heat might warp or melt the horses. Not sure how hot an embossing gun gets..). And I have tried gouache, but I need something with a bit moreā¦.strengthā¦ to the colors (itās 1am, the word eludes me). However, in general, I do love gouache. =) I was pitiful with watercolors, but I felt (and maybe even demonstrated) potential with gouache.
As for Golden Open acrylics, Iāve considered them and even watched the youtube videos, but Iām still not sure. The drying time seems impressive with the big globs, but every time they applied it in thin layers, it appeared to be drying faster than how long I need it workable for. =(
I may purchase a couple of tubes of both Golden Open and Winsor Artisian water miscible oils to try out. But even two tubes each is pretty pricey just to test. I need artist friends who live close by that will let me play with their paints. *sigh*
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