Is miniature acrylic paint different from regular acrylic paint? And other paint Q's
Is miniature acrylic paint different from regular acrylic paint? And other paint Q's
Other than it's sold in much smaller bottles that is. Is it chemically different? I'm not talking about the primers, I'm talking about the color paints.
In the same vein, are oil paints for miniatures different from classic oil paints? I find it hard to believe one would be using the same type of paint. Oils (as those sold for canvas painting) take ages to dry, especially if on plastic. They mix up too easily and I would predict a mess if you had to paint something that needs a lot of handling, such as a miniature.
Most miniature painting guides online focus on techniques but gloss over materials specifications. As someone with a fair amount of experience in traditional painting, I find this frustrating.
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Both the primers and paints are different. They have smaller particles of pigment, this allows much finer detail to be achieved. I believe they use different medium for the paint as well.
I have seen an amazing painter paint a model using cheap ass paint from Walmart and model paints, the details are lost using the cheap paint.
That checks out, I would be expecting the medium in particular to be different for that reason.
So I guess the same goes for oils? I suppose they would be more similar to oil based varnishes for wood instead, rather than oil based paints for canvas?
I do not know a lot about oils, i have not used them in almost 40 years. I sell acrylics for minis though, and I use them.
As for the medium, i do use the same matte medium for minis that i have used for canvas. But I also have mediums from AV and Citadel.
Thanks!
And while i do not sell oils, and have not used them in years. They were liquid, like a very wet acrylic. Pourable, unlike an oil for a canvas.
I see, so, very different. Thanks