Anyone use liquitex paints?

[hotrod59f100]

I was at michaels today and in there clearance isle they had 2oz acrylic liquitex paints on sale original price 9.99 sale price 2.99 . Has any one used these or are the useless on models? If you used it could post pics. Thanks

Edited June 3, 2012 by hotrod59f100

[my66s55]

I use it.

[hotrod59f100]

Well it looks like I may need to stock up. Thanks for the pics .

[Mike Kucaba]

If you do,try and get two of their additives for acrylics.One is Slo-dri, a retarder, and the other is Flo-aid or something similar to that (I can't find the bottle right now) that helps when spraying.

[sjordan2]

I've used them for car interiors, using a brush and sponge - very realistic finish. Being water-friendly, different shades blend well, good for subtle weathering. Also, if you use a gel medium, you can build the surface up a bit for subtle upholstery wrinkles, etc. I first used them for seats on my 1/12 Bentley 30 years ago, and that paint work still looks good.

[hotrod59f100]

Thanks mike. Does any one know what the soft body ont the bottel means?

[Mike Kucaba]

Not sure at all but a wild guess would be the thickness of the paint? The tube acrylics are usually very thick. It could also be a reference to the opacity. Jus' fantasizing here.

[sjordan2]

Liquitex is water-based and can be thinned to any viscosity. Also available in spray can. Artists can work with it in a range from thin watercolors to thick oils, though I've found that the colors don't pop as much as either of them. Extremely versatile for playing around with washes.

http://www.liquitex....urces/FAQs.aspx

Edited June 3, 2012 by sjordan2

[cruz]

If I recall, Finescale magazine had some info on this subject and it was very good. It was about 2 or 3 issues back.

[hotrod59f100]

Thanks for the info guys

[Dr. Cranky]

I use some of their products, but more for my art projects than for my models, although I like their airbrush flow medium, etc . . . .