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I like everyone else have been using GW acrylic paints but recently made the leap to much better Coat d' Arms paints.

What I was wondering was if anyone uses oil paints or even just plain artist watercolour on that special model for a painting competition, etc.

They dry really slow but they have great coverage and are heaven for wet-blending techniques. I saw a internet video about wet blending a thunder-hammer and the painter commented about how much better oil paints are to blend on the model itself.

Lastly is it worth it? The slow-drying isn't a huge thing for me as long as the paints look good on the model.


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no one? wow

Yes I've tried it -



the red & yellow are oil.

I also use it on tanks, really watered down (with white spirit) to line the model.

Oil paint works so well as the pigments in the paints are very fine - much finer than any other medium.
I even have a video of someone airbrushing oils (one of Osprey's but I can't remember the title).
I'll dig it out tonight & re-post.

The video you're talking about was posted by Lbursley, who posts on these forums.

I haven't used anything but acrylics myself, as oil paints are more expensive.

I currently use oil paints for weathering, but I will, when I get round to it, be using them for general painting too as they are great for blending.

The DVD I mentioned is -
'Expert Model Craft - Airbrush Painting Techniques with Geoff Illsley' by Compendium Films.

ISBN 978-1-905573-68-4 & can be got from amazon -

http://www.amazon.com/AIRBRUSH-PAINTING-TECHNIQUES-Geoff-Illsley/dp/1905573685/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276036371&sr=8-6