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For the basecoats using paint. The sculpt in question got two coats of undiluted soft body ivory black paint. I suppose the coats might have been on the generous side (and done very close together, about 1-2 hours apart) but thin enough that it was dry enough to touch in less than an hour I think. The two I’m stiil basecoating have gotten two coats of thinned white paint and 3(2 were thinned paint) coats on one and 1 on the other of their main color so far (these coats were also spread out alot more, usually having between 1-7 days in betwwen each of the coats)).
twindragonsmum – the paint is brand new and has only been stored (by me anyway) in my room (no extremes in here 😀 ) so I don’t think the problem is storage. I have no idea how how it was treated before I got it though or how long it was on the shelf at the store(an art paint store)
sumrsnow – right now it’s only hapenning to one sculpt because it’s my first pyo so I don’t know if it’s me or the paint for sure. As for the paint, it’s the ivory black that’s been giving me the problems with peeling. The paint (all colors) does retain a very, very slight tacky feel but the black is the worst for that and it not as smooth and glossy as the red or blue paint. Could not putting on enough base coats be part of the problem too? I only put 2 on this scult, I was impatient to start putting on other colors. The other two sculpts I’ve started I’ve been taking the time to put more base coats on just in case, so I have started accents on them yet which is when the paint gets warm and soft from my holding the sculpt and the problems begin.
I’ve got another painting question.
I’ve been having problems with small spots of paint peeling off or some areas rubbing off if I handle it very much so I’m constantly having to touch up. I tried to handle the statue very little before I got a base coat on it. I have tried to follow all the tips I could find to prevent the paint from peeling and have even tried latex gloves(which made matters worse, the paint sticks to the gloves even worse than my fingers) It seems that the heat from my hands as I hold the dragon causes the dry(1-7days) paint to get soft and peel off in small spots ever now and then while I’m working on the fine details. Does anyone have any tips to prevent the paint (I’m using liquitex) from coming peeling/rubbing off?Train Ticket
Three women and three men are traveling by train to the football game.
At the station, the three men each buy a ticket and watch as the three women buy just one ticket.
‘How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?’ asks one of the men.
‘Watch and learn,’ answers one of the women.
They all board the train. The three men take their respective seats but all three women cram into a toilet together and close the door.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the toilet door and says, ‘Ticket, please.’
The door opens just a crack, and a single arm emer ges with a ticket in hand.
The conductor takes it and moves on.
The men see this happen and agree it was quite a clever idea; so, after the game, they decide to do the same thing on the return trip and save some money.
When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip but see, to their astonishment, that the three women don’t buy any ticket at all!!
‘How are you going to travel without a ticket?’ asks one perplexed man.
‘Watch and learn,’ answer the women.
When they board the train, the three men cram themselves into a toilet, and the three women cram into a toilet just down the way.
Shortly after the train is on its way, one of the women leaves her toilet and walks over to the toilet in which the men are hiding. She knocks on their door and say s, ‘Ticket please.’
I’m still trying to figure out why men think they are smarter than women.
drag0nfeathers wrote:Yaya! I’ve been poked……………………wait….. ouch…
Yay! Add me in for this one! 😉
This is on page 7, so she is interested.
eeeep! 😯 I don’t know what I’ve just got my self into, but I just sent a email to join the swap. I’ve been debating on joining since I saw the post way back when. It sounds fun.
(I usually lurk rather than log on 😀 )fyi, he’s back!
our replica young dragon has been relisted. I’m not sure if I can post the link yet so I’ll just post the item number: 280261386496Here’s my Squeaks:
1. Black Gold Hatching Empress!!
2. Black Gold Hatching Emperor
3. Black Gold Hatching Kinglet
4. Any other Dragons not done in Black Gold
5. Cranberry Curled (in lp or production so I can get one too)
6. Phoenix
7. Garden Dragon
8. a Black Red Gold color for Dragons (or Red/Burgandy Gold in LP or production)I love those royal hatchers and I love the Black Gold color. I think the two together would look awesome
