PYOs and using white paint

[Syn]

Lokie wrote:

And sorry to hear that, Syn789. As already mentioned, Susie can probably help. I have a brown griffin chick that I got from the store with black dots on it and Windstone was willing to exchange it.

Thanks to both Lokie and Frozen. I will contact Susie to see about returning it; but since it is the now sold-out Rainbow Lap, there will be no exchanging it. I bought one for myself and one for a friend. I don’t want it like that, and I certainly don’t want to give it to someone else like that. 🙁

[Bodine]

I got the wing of a lovebug on my griff’s ear during clear coating 🙄
just a thought…hairs of sorts on it might be from your brush?another product that you definetly get what you pay for 🙂

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[lamortefille]

I have an unfinished pyo kirin that I painted the fur parts white. Lots of dust in the paint, looks blah, antiquing made it worse….what a nuisance!! I’m just going to paint those parts black. Some year. 😆

[Jennifer]

Re: Painting anything very light colored.. ack, yes. It’s so easy to get bits of dust or feather dander or whatever on the paintjob and it makes it look dirty. Even just antiquing it with clean paint can make it look dirty.
I can’t tell you how immensely frustrating the Labradorite Lap dragon was to paint. Hence why I doubt I’ll ever do another.

syn789 wrote:

Lokie wrote:

And sorry to hear that, Syn789. As already mentioned, Susie can probably help. I have a brown griffin chick that I got from the store with black dots on it and Windstone was willing to exchange it.

Thanks to both Lokie and Frozen. I will contact Susie to see about returning it; but since it is the now sold-out Rainbow Lap, there will be no exchanging it. I bought one for myself and one for a friend. I don’t want it like that, and I certainly don’t want to give it to someone else like that. 🙁

Yes– absolutely, if there are flaws you can send it back. Windstone is very serious about quality and never wants anyone to be disappointed. There is always hope- I know Melody sometimes has paint samples that are mint that she has exchanged for in these sorts of situations.

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[abatos]

Lokie wrote:

Well, I’m glad to hear I’m not alone; misery loves company =P There’s no way I can pick this stuff out now without wrecking it; it’s imbedded into the surface after like ten coats/layers of white airbrushed on after. By the time I saw it, it was too late. I agree it’s probably gunk in the air that settled and I think is more noticeable on the white surfaces >.< Probably doesn't help I need more coats of white for even coverage than any other color resulting in more layers (and therefore more opportunities) for stuff to get stuck. White is my new nemesis -.-

Anyways, I’m looking forward to your appy, abatos. 🙂

And sorry to hear that, Syn789. As already mentioned, Susie can probably help. I have a brown griffin chick that I got from the store with black dots on it and Windstone was willing to exchange it.

Me too, lol, this thread certainly made me feel a whole lot better! 🙂
Ouch! After each layer I painstakingly pick out the dust bits with the end of a fine brush, I feel your pain in this regard, lol.

Thank you so much! 🙂 She’s my 2nd PYO. I’m trying to paint her based off a boulder opal gem, so an ‘opal-oosa’ (cheesy, I know, lol).

[Zelda]

I’ve base-coated all of my PYOs with white, just to give everything a bright, fresh surface. Handling a ‘raw’ piece can cause oils from hands to soak into the gypsum, and potentially affect how the paint goes on and dries. I’ve never had a problem with dust or hairs, but I put my base coats on very thin and very quick so they dry before the dust can get to them! I’ve also had a lot of luck mixing white in to other colors to get a good shading effect. I agree with the others – results have a lot to do with the quality of the paint and brushes! Making sure your paint is well-mixed before use helps out a lot too. The thicker artist paints are hell to deal with when they separate 🙁

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