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So I been working with Golden Fluid paint- in iridescent gold (fine) and I cant seem to get it nice and smooth looking. It looks lumpy and uneven, and thats with 2 coats now. Any suggestions? Should I try mixing a medium in so it goes on smoother?
Hmm… I used Golden Fluid paints. My iridescent colors are a tad bit thicker than my other colors (but it might be there age or the fact that the pigment is bigger), but they all still go on nicely. As stated above, you could be over brushing (and possibly even underbrushing…). Or have bad paint. I’m not sure how you may be getting the “lumpy” result. You can try thinning them down to see if that reduces the lumpiness. However, you will probably still need more than 2 coats to get even coverage. The back of the bottle indicates that the color is somewhat “Transparent” on the Transparent-Opaque scale.
You might have mentioned it already, but did you base coat your piece before you painted it?
And further derailing the thread a bit, Pam, if I may ask, what is this “dunking” before painting step? Maybe it’s been mentioned already, and I missed it, but I’m curious about the process.
It is when we dip them in water. There is salt or something that forms on the casting as it dries, and it needs to be washed off before painting.
Last question, I promise =P How long do you let the piece dry before painting them after dunking them in water?
Just filling in the steps in my head of the timeline of a piece from first being poured into the mold to eventually being boxed up for sale.
It wont be a problem when they have pads, but right now we are just trying to get rid of a bunch of old “round bottom” castings that we can’t put pads on 🙂
And there we go – a solution! Whaddayaknow.
I think some of us would gladly take a stamp with a “D” under it instead of a felt pad.
And further derailing the thread a bit, Pam, if I may ask, what is this “dunking” before painting step? Maybe it’s been mentioned already, and I missed it, but I’m curious about the process.
Off topic, but welcome back, Phoenix!
I’m a big fan of the sketches/drawings myself, though I’ve given up hope of a sketch book someday.
Since you are all still discussing it, I guess that means it’ll be a while before we see any pebble foxes released (whether padded and painted or waxed)?
The blue accents on the Keeper look lovely against the green. I hope you find the time and funds to paint more.
You are definitely not ruining your muse! They are there to practice on and have fun with. =) You’ve gotten a lot of advice and techniques to practice, so I don’t want to inundate you with further options. However, looking at your comments and photos, I think it’s possible you are using too much GAC. Adding it will increase the translucency of your paint, and too much will make your paint act as a glaze. Great when you intentionally want that effect, but I don’t think that is what you want at the moment.
