I'm going to be airbrushing some latex base/ acrylic paint in the near future. What's a good ratio for acrylic / latex? The acrylic I chose is the 1 oz. bottles from Hobby Lobby. Can't chance trying to mix the proper color with quality pigments.
Also plan on using a matte sealer to seal it. Is that going to darken the overall color?
matte shouldn't alter the color at all, just take away the shine, as for your paints, are you airbrushing, doing washes, or just solid painting?
I need to paint the pieces solid. Not sure if I'm going to airbrush it or not. I bought a new airbrush to do it. I will have some washes to do after the sold on the mask for weathering.
I'm repainting my Gamorrean Guard, the one in my avatar. It got wet awhile ago and the water darkened the paint, messing it all up.
its latex, with foam filling, or foam latex? Either way, painting acrylics mixed with latex on is going to kill detail and you wont be able to do any color matching. I can give some make shift solutions, or you can buy some mask paint
I see what you are trying to do with the latex *make a flexible base for the paint*
1. option is pax paint *50/50 acrylic paint and prosaid medical adhesive* problem is is prosaid is expensive and the solvents for it are even worse sometimes. plus you have to powder it or it will always be sticky.
2. Createx air brush paint, it isn't as durable as other options, but you can use it in your airbrush without permanently clogging it like pax paint can. and it comes in solid and transparents so you don't need to add anything to do washes. plus you can paint it on, just remeber that its thinner than normal acrylic paint
3. Rubber cement paint. Mix rubber cement with oil paint until you get the saturation you want, it doesn't take much, wait until its dry and its not sticky, its flexible and it wont brush off. If you play with it too early though it will ruin what you are painting, since it sticks to itself before being set. you can make airbrushable rubber cement paint by mixing rubber cement with Naptha at a ration of about 8 parts naptha to 1 part rubber cement. make a big batch, in a resealable glass container, and use it when you need to *last about 2 months i think* and mix in a small amount of oil paint into the mixer when you need it to do washes.
again, you can go out and buy paints designed to paint on latex, but they can get expensive
First of all, thanks for all your time. You're the first person to actually respond to any of my latex questions here and at the effects lab.
It's a straight latex suit, no foam. It's really thick. The suit is already painted with reeves acrylic/ latex over in the UK. I've done some washes over the top with latex base/ acrylic. no problems with bonding so far. I want to repaint to get more of an olive drab color. Didnt want to try and mix basic colors to acheive the OD green. Premade colors are easier for consistancy and having to made several batches.
There really isn't much detail to be lost, I'm more concerned with getting the correct color and being able to seal it. I already have flexible matte sealer from fx warehouse.
Fx warehouse does have a non-sticky pros aide available, but since it;s already painted I dont know if I should use it.
I always forget about the no tack prosaid because i never got to play with it at school. Latex itself is relatively transparent in single layers, but eventually it will become tan*ish* after many layers, so keep in mind with that over time. I can't really give you a proper ration acrylic to latex, its really an eyeball thing. i would do some small test batches. start at 50/50, because thats the tinting rule with latex if you want a base color with a mask and such, and go from there.
and by small i mean teaspoon sizes batches, shouldn't take much.
I learned a trick with PAX, instead of using a 50/50 mix, use a 75/25, or even 80/20 with less Pros Aide and more paint. It still adheres perfectly and won't have a shine or stickyness. Works wonders.
Shouldn't be a problem. As long as the existing paint is still bonded to the latex, going over it with PAX will work just fine.jango5204 said:
As far as the non-sticky version, I don't know if they still do, but most places used to charge more for it. I that's the case, save your money and mix it like I suggested with a higher ratio of paint.
Eopie Herder said:
Use pros aide instead of latex base?
That's what PAX is. Acrylic paint and Pros Aide. But yes, use it over latex base. Much thinner and will save more detail.
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