From: Jon Green <puppen-AT-mac.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:37:30 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] acrylic paint


Generally, the glossier the finish, the harder it is.  Even when  
finishing floors, it is common to put down two coats of a high gloss  
finish and one matt for the final coat.  You might try using a  
combination of gloss and mat finishes.  Also,  the water based paints  
that you get at a craft store are not the best quality.  Since you use  
primary colors and mix it yourself, it might be better to by water  
based good quality house paint in quarts.

Jon


On Mar 5, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Robert Rogers wrote:

> I use acrylic paint on my puppets.  I used to use the artist grade  
> that I squeezed from a tube.  But I didn't like its glossy finish  
> and I always needed to dilute it with water, so I switched to the  
> kind sold in craft stores.  That kind has a flat finish and does not  
> have to be diluted.  However, I find that my puppets blemish  
> easily.  I always buy primary colors and mix my own, so touching up  
> can be difficult.  Perhaps I could apply a clear mat finish of some  
> kind.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Rogers
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