Airbrushing Latex Alternatives

[Predasaurus]

Hey so I am finishing up my suit, and it is made of latex covered muscles. I have an airbrush to paint, and it was planning on doing the method in which you mix latex and paint and paint that on the suit. But I was wondering if I could just spray plast dip on the suit, then paint acrylic paint on that. I am thinking this might work cause plasti dip is essentially rubber which is similar to latex. So does any in know if this would work? Thanks


Eli

 

[LunaticNic]

I'm not sure, however you would need to mix it, and acrylic paint is not particularly flexible and will break if and crack if the acrylic isn't mixed with a rubbery material

 

[Predasaurus]

Oh ok thanks. And I was also wondering if I combine acrylic paint and latex, I should probably water that down too right? Thanks


Eli

 

[LunaticNic]

you might as well water down the acrylic and then mix it with latex, also you may want to get this http://www.fxwarehouse.info/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=FW&Product_Code=7061&Category_Code=    it makes it allot easier, since regular latex needs to be thinned out allot to be used in an airbrush

 

[Predasaurus]

Ok thanks I got it working and painting now


Eli