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I’ve never heard of EMT bank transfers, so I googled it. Email Money Transfers, something done in Canada. Is that correct?
They look like they may be a resin/hard plastic material? I imagine they are a brush killer. lol Don’t know for sure, but that’s the visual sense I get from them.
And yes, I’m trying to use the fluid acrylics, even though I’ve really only used gesso before. Possibly not the best decision, but I wanted to try something new. Maybe I will try not using the retarder then and see how it goes with just the regular GAC medium (and maybe a tiny bit of water). I hope I wasn’t applying stuff too thick, although I guess if I was, I was. xD
I do think the fluids are the best decision, I wasn’t trying to criticize your choice. My comment was based around the thinking that if your only past experience is with tube paints which are thicker, then the fluids without any mediums that thin them (water, GAC, retarder) would make them behave closer to that. I don’t think it’s necessary to skip on the retarder, though you can play around with how the paint reacts with it and without it. Same with the GAC for that matter.
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I kind of mentioned this above when talking with Dragonmedley, but I’m noticing that when I lay down paint (I’m using the Golden Fluid paints for the first time) they tend to kind of cover unevenly sometimes or are very glaze-y. Which I guess matches everything people told me before, but I’m wondering, when you’re using these, do you just using multiple layers that have dried on top of each other (or a basecoat) in order to get the color to be consistent and *then* start doing layer(s) of wet blending? I’m finding that even though I feel like I’ve technically learned a lot from my first attempt, I’m still getting washes that aren’t coming along evenly, and I’m just trying to figure out where I’m going wrong. (It would be fine if there was unevenness/darkness in crevices or wherever, but I’m getting a kind of uneven/marbled look on entirely flat surfaces.)Another thing. Holy toledo, how are you guys keeping your paints wet on your palette in time to use them again on the PYO without them becoming dry at all on the palette? Would adding more medium help? Using multiple palettes and covering some up with plastic when not in use? I saw in one person’s post they were using mini plastic jars to keep their paints fresh and was like “THAT IS GENIUS.” I wonder if I can find anything like that at the local 100 yen shop…. Anyway, I feel like I must be missing something, but I haven’t heard of anyone here using a wet palette for painting. I actually have a palette wetting spray but last night it clogged up so I have to look into how to clean out the tube without letting all the contents in the bottle harden up or whatever. @_@.
I use little plastic pots like these that I contain my mixed colors in:
https://decoart.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=49a43883e36d81de35dfa46f92aae623&Screen=PROD&Store_Code=D&Product_Code=DAS208-K&Category_Code=DAS-K
I cut them apart so each is an individual pot. Although I can’t recommend this brand as I haven’t tried it, they provide a visual reference of the type I use. They usually keep the paints wet and workable until I finish the PYO, which usually takes several months. I’ve tried other plastic paint pots, but these worked just as good and were cheaper. I can also reuse them as long as I didn’t let paint dry in them.I’ve also used these paint cups, which worked fine for mixing and storing a larger volume of a paint color:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/loew-cornell-storage-cups/
I also mention in my tips video that I paint swatches of any significant colors of a paint scheme on a piece of paper. That way if I run out of a color, I can more easily match it by comparing my original color swatch with any new mixed replacement color.
Dragonmedley beat me to the uneveness in layers topic. For me, one layer of a color never “covers” completely. Base coat or blending coat, doesn’t matter. I don’t try to force a one layer coverage. That usually requires overly thick paint that can cause details to be lost. Golden fluid acrylics (is that the brand you ended up with?), especially if new, are pretty, well, fluid (for a lack of a better word), so they may become thinner than you would prefer if you are using a medium like retarder. With or without the mediums though, you’ll still need multiple coats.
Windstone offers a tutorial as well:
http://windstoneeditions.com/sites/default/files/pyo_tutorial.pdf
(comes from here: http://windstoneeditions.com/paint-your-own-windstone)
That is what I started with 🙂I second this tutorial. So invaluable!
Some of these tips and tricks I honestly never would have thought of but seem so very helpful–like the lighted reading glasses! So clever. I really wish I’d gone ahead and tried painting with a glove the first time around. I’d had the idea but kind of dismissed it and now I wonder if I’ve managed to get the statue greasy as well.
Those were from my video, and a word of caution, the paint on your PYO must be really dry before using gloves. I tend to have my pieces sitting around days between coats as I don’t have the time to paint everyday, so I never had an issue, but if the top coat of paint is even slightly wet or tacky, the paint will stick to the gloves and lift off the piece.
Also, Headlamp/Headlight could be used if you need a lot of additional light. I use a cheap LED one from Harbor Freight when I need more powerful lighting : http://www.harborfreight.com/five-led-magnetic-head-lamp-93549.html
I use the glasses for painting small details, since they magnify, holding the piece close to my face, and the headlamp all other times. However, if your paint is really glossy, the light can cause glare off the finish and actually be counterproductive, and make it hard to see what you are painting.So many things you learn from trial and error. My video was very, very last minute, no additional takes (didn’t have time or batteries), and no script. And I didn’t end up adding all the cautions. I think it acts more as a drinking game more than anything else =P
Congratulations!
And you get a gold star Kiya for checking 155 entries to make sure they were correct!
Hi =) I always love reading about excitement for PYOs! That’s what brought me to this website originally.
Anyways, what games do you play? I’m playing Dark Souls 2 myself =)
