http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net GW models. The ability to just magically erase overspill kind of broke my mind with awesome.

This got me thinking - the other part of painting I dread is edge highlighting. It's so frigging easy to screw it up I always go super conservative. But I'm wondering if I'd have the same magic "cleanup" ability if I used a spirit/oil mix to do the edging. Anyone tried this?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873076.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873076.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873207.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873207.page GMT
You might find it hard on such a small sacle at first but the long working time would help.

Just remember to seal your model first of the thinner will eat your acrylics. Then dry fpr about 3 days then seal again to protect the oil layer.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873256.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873256.page GMT You will need to varnish them as you go as they will rub off otherwise.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873816.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5873816.page GMT
However if you want to use oil for natural shades and highlights I think it can work quite well. Here are a few examples of things I have done with oils;

The highlighting and shading on this guy, around the rocks we all done in oils;



All the shading here was done with oils;



On these IF's the yellow highlights and dark shading were oils;



The blues and yellows on this Librarian were done in oils;



In fact on all my IF's the yellow highlighting and shading was done with oils;





And finally Lysander was done mostly in oil as well. Only the yellow really, the blues I did in acrylic;




So oil paints are really versatile, I just think they work better with gradual shading than stark contrast. I would be happily proved wrong, experimenting with it would be the best way to find out.

Ashton]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5874052.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/541568/5874052.page GMT