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When I started wargaming I always used to use the canned spray primers. I stopped painting when I went to college, but now I'm starting again. The problem is that I'm still in a college dorm and don't have any place where I could use a spray. I've seen references to people brushing on a undercoat, but I haven't found anything detailed. Is there a specific type of paint I should use to undercoat? Sometimes I use acrylics, will that be a problem? Any help with painting in confined spaces is appreciated.
edit: basecoat != undercoat, give me a break, it's been a while...
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Basecoat is usually your main colour of your figure's colour scheme, or else a relatively neutral coat that you are going to paint something different on top of.
Gesso as mentioned by Hordini is good for brush on priming.
Kilkrazy wrote:I assume by basecoat you mean primer.
Basecoat is usually your main colour of your figure's colour scheme, or else a relatively neutral coat that you are going to paint something different on top of.
Gesso as mentioned by Hordini is good for brush on priming.
I meant to say undercoat, by which I mean primer, yes. I'll check out this Gesso stuff.
