Mick5s Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Hey All So this afternoon I took a tissue, cut it down to size, lay it over the back of a model and saturated it with water. I conformed it to the shape that I wanted, and now it is dry. BUT! How should I go about painting it? Should I saturate it again and then paint it like watercolor? Or paint it dry? I am using Tamiya Acrylics Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Noah what I would do is coat it with a diluted mix of white glue, and water again. This way it will keeep it's shape. Then you can paint it without worry, and when dry you can dry brush on highlights. I took a heavy duty piece of tissue, and spray painted it Olive Drab camo paint. It got stiff, but will be workable when I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick5s Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 So just something like Elmers? That sounds like it would be the best way. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 So just something like Elmers? That sounds like it would be the best way. Thanks Yeah Elmers works good. You want the look of skim milk, about a 50/50 mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick5s Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Yep. Just did that a couple minutes ago. I'll wait until it dries and then just paint it! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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