How to Hand Paint Gunpla
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- Hello everyone, I'm I.R.O.
So this is pretty late, but I managed to get a demonstration out for people who wanted to know how you can hand paint a gunpla.
In this demonstration it does't fully paint a gunpla model, but the technique shown here will prove to you it is possible to hand paint gunpla model with patience.
To demonstrate it is possible to tackle on a massive project with just hand painting, here is a video of me painting Katakros.
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This video demonstration was a request from someone in the comment. Let me know if there's something you want to see me do, or help you with demonstrating something if it's within my skill.
I'll try my best to get the content out quick
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Tools: Citadel Medium Layer Brush, Citadel Aritificer Extreme Small Layer Brush, Large Brush, Badger Paint Mixer, Wet Pallete, Cup, Paper Towel, Mr. Alligator Clips
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Bro your channel is so underrated. Everyone else take 10-15 minutes to explain what you do in less than 5. Considering I watch these on my work break every minute counts. Thank you. Subbed.
Thank you so much! In my case I understand people don't have time so I try to make my content to the point.
exactly! certainly worth subscribing.
Thank you!
Man, I'm planning to start commission builds, and your channel is a lifesaver .
Good luck on your commission!
Hey fellow left-handed people!
Greetings!
As someone who wants to start hand painting - I really appreciate the advice. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Love love love seeing hand painted kits. It's such an art form!
It is fun and simple to do! Glad to know some people enjoy hand painting!
Thank you! I'm not ready to invest in air brush tool, but I still want to customise my gunpla, so hand-painting is the solution. Thank you, the tutorial was quite easy and i'm looking forward to try it out myself.
(P.S. your hands are so steady, I admire your skills!)
Like many skilled people out there I had tons of practice to get steady hands. If not, then I learnt how to keep my hands steady from other TH-camrs as well. But thank you so much for you kind comment!
I've always had trouble with brush marks to varying degrees over the years. I never thought to try and water down the paints like that. I also don't think I ever tried priming a model first (I've only done that with miniatures), so you've given me a few ideas on how to tackle this project I'm about to start! Thanks so much for posting your method!
And thank you for your comment! With hand painting though, the most important skill would be patience.
Most of the time you need to apply few thin layers of paints to get a solid coverage.
If you’re planning on painting only a tiny detail, then you don’t need to prime at all.
Hopefully this will help you on your projects!
Small tips: To get a super even coat ad gloss varnish to the paint (it also will make a more uniform layer). I also pre mix the paint with thinner (varnish and some paint retarder included) in seperate bottles/pots so the paint/thinner consistency will always be the same. I mostly use Vallejo paints (game color and extra opaque) and these work very well. Try to use the paint thinner thats made for the specific paint brand, water will thin down the pigments in the paint, paint thinner won't.
Very interesting
Thank you!
This was the tutorial I’ve been looking for. As someone who does 40K models, I really wanted to see how to hand paint with citadel. Perfect!
Your welcome, and glad that you found this helpful!
I LOVE TUTORIALS LIKE THIS.
its very easy to understand. Thanks for making this video. You really help many people a LOT.
Thank you for your very kind comment! Trying my best to give a short and concise videos for everyone
This is actually one of the best youtube videos I have ever watched. Short and to the point and great information, keep it up!
Will do and be posting more vid soon!
Love this channel. Short, sweet, to the point. And more importantly, simple to understand. 🥰
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video. It's very clear and easy to follow and I love the demonstration of each step.
I've watched so many tutorials that don't show what one thin coat of paint looks like. This gives me so much more confidence in my painting!
Glad I could help! With any painting, it requires patience and few thin coats of paint to get a good paint job. So good luck to you!
This is so cool, brief and very easy to understand. Love it.
Thank you so much for your heart warming words.
Thank the lord I found this. Thank you very kindly good sir I.R.O. I am gonna be using this for my first custom
I'm glad this was helpful! And remember, apply paints in thin coats
@I.R.O. Yes sir!
Thanks for the no nonsense video!
Thank you for your kind comment!
Very nice, gonna follow this guide when painting my leo next week! Thank you!
Good luck to you! And thank you!
That’s so awesome thank you man, i’ve been painting Warhammer since I was little and wanted to get into gundam lately, I’m so glad I can use citadel for it. Keep up the great content
Will be posting many more soon. And thank you for your kind comment!
@@i.r.o.4456 looking forward to it brother, subbed.
Thank you so much!
Quick and simple! Thanks so much for the advice!!
Thank you for the kind comment!
Thanks so much! A very nice tutorial. Simple and precise!! You just saved me!!
Im glad this helped!
thanks for the video! ive been painting warhammer with citadel paints and ive just recently got into gunpla, so it’s good to know i can still use citadel on my models. great work btw!
I will say the acrylic paint might be thick, but overall I’ve had no problem painting Gunpla with them. Good luck!
This helped out alot!! I bought 2 cheap bootleg models (I live in Vietnam - easy to find) and wanted to practice hand painting on them. After going in blind on the first one and not happy with the results, I decided to look some tips. Yours are the best so far!
Thank you! And hopefully your project will go good!
very nice tutorial. perfect for a rather more visual learner like me. now i'll know how to almost perfectly hand paint gunpla kit's for sure! will definitely keep this in mind for vintage gunpla since it seems that hand painting is the best alternative for those kit's if you cannot afford an airbrush set. nonetheless, thanks for the helpful tips! :)
Glad it helped! I’ll be posting more videos of hand paint gunpla
I build alot of Gundam painting them was a bit scary because I have no experience with air brushing. It never occurred to me to hand paint gunpla like I used to paint models. This is giving me confidence to try hand painting. Thank you for that.
No, thank you for coming by and checking out! My biggest advice for painting is patience. So take your time and apply thin coats to get a good coverage and avoid brush marks.
Good luck, and hope it goes well for you :3
Beautiful, Love this video. Very informative.
Thank you!
i'm torn up on whether to buy airbrush just for gundam. But since i have always used Citadel hand paint for my Warhammer figures, this video convinced me to save money & use the existing paints instead. Thanks so much!!!!
Glad I was able to help! However, I will say investing in an airbrush is also good since you'll get more practice out of it
Thank you soo much bro. I normally do strait builds and was too intimidated by paint. I have a model contest I am entering and with your video I think it will improve the model for the contest. Thank you for making it easy to understand. And of course you got a new sub.
Thank you so much :3 and good luck with the model contest!
Love your channel so much! short and simple. Sadly, ur channel is way too underated. Keep up the great workkkkk
Thank you so much :3
Ugh. You make it look so easy. I completely fumbled this morning. Brush marks everywhere.
The biggest advice is patience. So take your time, thin your paint, and it should work. But great job for trying, and I hope your project comes out nicely!
I love this guide, going to customize my zaku II with this method :)
Oooh how exciting! Let me know how it goes, and good luck!
thankss! I was conflicted because I want to start painting but most resource use airbrush. I can't do airbrush inside my cramped room. This video is so simple and to the point and the end results looks great!
Most people use airbrush because unfortunately there’s a lot of surface area to cover, and airbrush does the job efficiently. Nevertheless if you have the patience then you can do amazing work, so good luck!
Great video. 1st time gonna paint a kit so i thought of hand painting it before moving to airbrushing
Good luck!
very good demonstration and understandable 👌💕
Thank you so much and glad it helped!
amazing video. Painting model kits seems so much fun and the results look amazing. I'm definitely gonna try when I actually have a job and money to spare lol. I have tried painting this one little piece from the HG Wing Zero, but I've found myself always needing to buy more (especially since I tried acrylic paint with terrible results) so I'm gonna need to wait for a while. But it'll all be worth it.
Painting does require patients, and I’ve seen people use cheaper alternative with great results. Hope your project comes along very nicely, and good luck!
Good job. I love hand painting gundam models. I'll use a makeup sponge at times as well.
That is very interesting! Do you use it to add weathering to the model?
@@i.r.o.4456 Sometimes. I'm not very good at it so I've been trying to get better.
nice steady hand. I'll get there one day!
You definitely will!
This is very helpful. Thank you
Glad it helped! And thank you for watching
Nice tutorial. Duncan would be proud. :)
Thank you! And praise his name!
Lol
Thank you so much
Glad it helped!
wow it's so cool !!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it
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You sir, just got a subscriber.
Much appreciated! I hope to produce more content worthy of your time
I've been tempted to finally get into painting for years, starting with the Galilnagant. Thank you so much for this video!
I do happen to have a Gamesworkshop in my town, just need the lockdown out of the way before I try their paints...
Very nice! However, you don’t need to use GW paint, and I used them since I have them. You can use Vallejo or any other miniature painting brands, but make sure to thin your paints, and paint in thin layers when you do so.
@@i.r.o.4456 Thank you, will do!
I kinda wish i knew bout the paint thinning technique back when i used to do tyranids over 10 years ago. xD
Great video, thank you!
Thank you for also checking it out!
When I start paining my model kits one day I am deffo going to use a brush.
Only parts of model kits I have painted thus far is weapons for colour separation.
Since you have to paint large surface area it might be difficult, but if you are patient then I’m sure you’ll make wonderful results. Good luck, and have fun!
My goodness, thank you for this video. ✨✨✨🙏🏻😺✨✨✨
Glad I was able to help!
Awesome video, to the point and easy to understand. Painting panel lines looks really intimidating though, my hands are shaky and I'm not sure I can manage it lmao.
Don’t worry! Shaky hands no problem. Just take your time, and through multiple practice you can do it very easily
More hand paint for gunpla please :)
Absolutely! Currently I'm working on SD Sazabi, but it'll be painted special. However it is going to take some time. Sorry...
Thank you for the useful tips, I have subscribed to your channel!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you!
Glad to be of service!
I'm happy someone is showing that acrylics by brush are decent for Gunpla. Oils by brush and acrylics through an airbrush is preferred for sure, but I think a lot of people look up "Gunpla painting" and then see people mixing shit with spirits, using enamels, or dolling oils out onto cardboard and get turned off, sticking to just panel lining markers.
There are many alternatives, and I do believe most people do not explore as much
I have posted another video where I paint Barbatos entirely with water based acrylics if you are interested!
Thanks 👍
Glad I can help!
Good stuff, thanks! The shield looks great. My isn't as steady at yours (coffee, cigarettes, getting old?), but I'll definitely try with my GW paint cans.
Then it will be my duty to help and find a method that you can do too!
Is there a specific project you're working on with a specific goal or idea in mind?
@@i.r.o.4456 Thanks for your answer! Habitually, I just apply ink where details should be highlighted (well, in the concave parts), because something like the cross on the shield would look pretty messy if I did it ^^ I'm actually doing my first Frame Arms Girl and can not decide between hand brush and airbrush. You videos are already very helping on that particular matter. Cheers!
Krizsan Zarathud perfect! I have a frame arms girl architect ready. So I’ll paint it by both hand and airbrush for you
@@i.r.o.4456 :') Thanks!
VRY GOOD VID!!👍 I'm startng 2 paint my Kits now & I've been really excited about airbrushng, but realize some pieces r so small tht HAND-PAINTNG would b best! Ths upsetted me @first; ths Vid helpd me reevaluate my apprehension... Thank U so much!
Glad I can help! And if you have any questions I’ll be here to help
@@i.r.o.4456 Well...I am wondering as I get a number of Gundam Kits tht r alrdy white. I see no real need 2 repaint thm white (not @point 2 do a real Custom Job just yet) So, could I just use a Clear Coat or Topcoat just 2 make thm look bettr?? Do i need 2 add a primer or do somethng 2 make it ready 4 the finish 2 add?? Thx!👍
You could just top coat them, and you would not need to prime the parts for painting small parts
Citadel paints are expensive and thic. Be sure to thin them.
My personal preference is prime (white for light and black for darks) > base > wash > base > layer 1 > layer 2 for highlighting then seal.
As long as the paint is thin then it comes out nicely.
Indeed!
I only hand paint. I love focusing on small details and attempting to steady my hands.
Love hand painting, wonderful! And hope your project goes very nicely!
this is simply inspiring
I want to go to my desk and start painting IMMEDIATELY but it's 11 at night and I have school tomorrow :[
Lol, make sure to study hard, and get to painting whenever you can
Please do a tutorial on hand-painting white! I'm so jealous! 😤
Working on it right now
@@i.r.o.4456 Yay!!! 😁
Hola, me parecen muy buenos tus consejos, hasta no hace mucho solo armaba mis kits pero anhelaba que se vieran mejor, por lo que empecé a pintarlos o al menos a intentar, incluso y sin saber cómo utilizarlos o cómo funcionan, me he comprado colores, marcadores, varnices y demás sustancias y herramientas a fin y desde hace poco más de dos años, durante mis tiempos libres, he estado "pintando" mis kits o partes de estos mediante prueba y error, incluso llegué a echar a perder un kit por utilizar sustancias extremadamente corrosivas para el plástico con el que están fabricados, así que gracias por mostrarme cómo puedo pintar a mano, pues tengo el aerógrafo pero no sé utilizarlo.
Estoy encantado de ayudarte. mi español no es tan bueno, pero tratare de ayudarte
Thanks and dont worry, i can understand, in fact, your spanish is better than my english@@i.r.o.4456
I never realized that you can paint white over a black primer!? That's so cool, thank you for the demonstration! Did you make your own wet pallet?
Yes! You only need cooking paper and water to make one. Also, some white paints are quite opaque enough to fully cover over black surface
I definitely found these citadel paints from Warhammer to be significantly better than Testors paints. More clean, more control, and fast drying.
Testor paints are not bad either, but it’s one of those situations where the application and usage is different. Testor paints are amazing for small detail or removable paints since they are enamel paints. Citadel, Vallejo, and other hobby paints are designed to be easy to use for hand painting. But, you can always try multiple products and see what works the best.
I’m currently experimenting with lacquer paint since I see so many people do amazing paint job with it
Great video man! You inspired me to try hand painting. I got a question, what do you think of using artists' acrylic to handpaint plastic model kits? Cause I planned to try painting a kit with one.
Thank you!
I personally don’t recommend them, but I have seen incredible results from people using them. It requires more patience to apply paint layers, but they are cheap with tons of variety. So all I can say is good luck, and excited to hear if they worked out for your
Hi, I really liked your video. I was wondering, do you believe it is necessary to use a top coat/clear lacquer to protect the paint from being rubbed off from joint parts that may rub together when you pose the model?
I would say yes and no.
Yes if you are handling the model a lot. No if you are not. Overall top coat does provide extra layer of protection to the paint job from scratches and chipping, but not necessary
Great tutorial , exactly what I was looking for!
Since you used oils to give gradient to the gray part , do you still need to use oils to give gradient to other colors?
Oh I didn’t use oil on the Grey part. I used water based acrylic paint. But you can definitely use oil to give gradient to other colors
@@i.r.o.4456 Thank you!
Great video! I only have experience with lacquer or enamel spraying bottles and looking to hand brush with acrylic, I have some questions
1. After the acrylic paint has cured, say for a week, if you splash the paint with water will the paint be washed away?
2. After the acrylic paint cures, can you apply a thin coat of clear lacquer paint for protection?
3. How strong is the paint once it is cured? Is it easy to leave scratch marks on the surface?
Thank for your time!
1. Acrylic paints are quite durable, so even if you splash them in water there's no damage. The only exception to this is when you put them inside a paint removing solution inside a super sonic clear. Then you can remove the paint, which is nice if you want to repaint your models.
2. You can apply clear lacquer paint for protection on top of acrylic paint. I have used lacquer clear coat on top of acrylic paint multiple times, so there shouldn't be any problem.
3. The paint is quite strong when it is cured. It's difficult to leave scratches on the surface, but it is highly recommended to apply a protective clear coat to preserve the paint job.
@@i.r.o.4456 Thanks for your response! So I was thinking about something And would like to get your opinion, can I do like this -->
1. Prime the kit
2. Hand paint with acrylic paint
3. Apply clear lacquer paint
4. Use thinned black enamel for panel lining wash, since enamel cannot hurt lacquer
What I wasn't sure is if you can do enamel wash for panel lining on top of acrylic
What I meant by wash is you thin the enamel paint thin enough for it to run on the panel line by itself, and you can clean the excess enamel paint with a q tip with enamel thinner
You can definitely use enamel wash on top of acrylic, but like you’ve said if you’re planning to remove the excess enamel wash, then it’s better to do it on top of lacquer.
Hello, first thank you for all of your tutorial. It motivated me to try painting again after my failed attempt at doing a Tau squad 10 years ago.
Being a beginner and lacking the tools to paint, would the brushes used in this video make a good "starter set" so to speak?
Best regards and keep on making videos now and then please, they are really helpful!
Thank you for your kind comment, and glad to know you’re picking up the hobby again!
Although expensive, I do recommend citadel or army painter brushes to paint models, but I also use cheap synthetic brushes to paint stuff as well.
In terms of determining what brush is the best, unfortunately it comes down to preference so good luck with your project, and have an exciting hobby adventure!
@@i.r.o.4456 Will visit my local Warhammer shop in the near future then!
Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.
I’m always here if you need more! Take care
How long should I be waiting between coats (using acrylic paints)? Additionally, any tips w/ top coats (specifically timing tips)?
Acrylic paints dry and cure fast. If you apply a very thin coat, then just few seconds. But usually around 5 min +/- depending on humidity. Shades and texture paints require at least 30 min of drying time.
Depending on what top coat you use, but often leaving the coat to cure and dry 8~12 hours would be optimal. Since top coats are often clear paint, the properties are little different that requires the coat dry.
Hi, super helpful video. When you’re painting a full model, do you paint each individual piece or do you put together sections and paint that section as a whole? Thanks!
You can do both! Painting individually would make it easier to paint the colors, but painting as a whole might be better if you want to save time. The choice is yours! I do both depending on my mood :3
@@i.r.o.4456 gotcha, thanks very much
Tell me more about that little paint mixer.
You could find one online if you type paint mixer for hobby. I use it very often to stir paints instead of shaking the bottle to avoid the paint from sticking on to the surface and drying up.
as a newbie when i prime my kit where the part that has hole that u need to snap fit with other parts idk what to call so when i prime all of it i cannot put parts together because i overcoat my kit then how come u can easily paint without worries i thought u need to masking tape the underneath or hole so the paint does not get into it. I had to use isopropyl to remove my primer however my primer is not tamiya and was using industrial primer spray therefore when im watching this it made me think i can paint it after all but i have to be careful and using the right primer brand such as tamiya surfacer either way i still think i need to apply masking tape
That is correct, and you are also correct in using masking tape. Furthermore, when you're removing industrial paints I recommend their own brand of paint removal which removes those paints very well. Not recommended for plastic since the solution is strong.
Ultimately, I don't worry whether the paint gets into the hole, because if the peg doesn't go into the hole all the way, then I use a drill to make the hole bigger again.
Recommendations on ratio for watering down the paint? I seem to have trouble getting it right
If it’s hand painting, then you would need to thin only 9 to 1 paint to water. Hope that helps!
Sir im new for painting gunpla, can we get metallic/gloss color with hand painting?, which you recommed for hand painting use enamel paint or acrylic paint to get metallic/gloss color?, thank you for the tutorial really really help me sir!
Thank you so much for your kind!
Yes, you can get metallic/ gloss color with hand painting! Regardless of whether you use enamel or acrylic, you just have to use paint that has metallic/ glossy property. Most paint will have a label that will say whether the paint is glossy or metallic.
In my opinion, I highly recommend water based acrylic paints for hand painting. It’s odorless, and requires just water for thinning the paint and cleaning your brushes.
Question: If Using Tamiya paint would I still need to use a Wet Pallett? Would I also Need to spray a Primer for Tamiya Paints? Thanks Lots!!
Primer in general is used for seeing
mistakes on the surface and letting the paint adhere to the surface better. The latter have become more questionable over time. Regardless primer might help
For tamiya paint, because they’re alcohol based that can be mixed with water, it might be good to use wet pallet. However, in my opinion it’s better to mix the paint with a thinner on a separate bottle to paint easier.
Hope this helps, and glad you asked!
i’m wondering if you think tamiya paint would be good since i’m just starting out and i’ve quite liked it in my past painting of plane model kits?
It would be good! So don’t worry and try it out
Awesome tutorial. By the way, do I need to thin tamiya acrylic paints before handbrushing? Thank you!
Yes, but only very little. You can use water, but I recommend their X-20A thinner. 9 part paint to 1 part water
@@i.r.o.4456 Thank you, sir. This is noted!
Can this be done with any type of paint, like the acrylic paints used in an art class? Or should I use the ones shown in the video and similar brands?
You don’t have to get the same brand, but any hobby paints used for miniature painting or model painting is preferable since they have stronger adhesion to the surface and won’t rub off easily.
You can definitely use art paints and even oil as well. Just only if you aren’t planning to fiddle with the model after you painted.
Overall do experiment the paints and test if they don’t chip or rub off easily.
Good luck!
How do you hand paint the larger areas? Should I use a bigger brush? I'm using smaller brushes and they get streaky.
Larger brush, thinning the paint just a little more, and waiting patiently to let each coat dry before applying another should do the trick!
hi bro,
nice video, btw can i just paint the part with paint or still need to paint with base coat for better result?
you can indeed paint the part. Basecoating does two functions.
1. Let the paint adhere better to the surface
2. Make the color more vibrant or dull depending on what background basecoat you painted
This is very nice because I can't seem to find anyone who sells airbrush sets where I live. Do you also recommend using masking tape so paint would not bleed to areas you don't want to?
You can use masking tape to prevent the paint from bleeding, yes. Also, what’s nice about hand painting is that you can fix any mistakes easily
Is it okay if you use tamiya panel liner paint after primer and paint is applied?
yes, though it would work better if the surface is glossy to let the panel liner run through and not smear the surface when you wipe it off
hello! do you need to spray a flat coat at the end? much love in 2023. thank you for the video
Applying flat coat is optional. And you’re very welcome!
thank you for this video. GW paints are a bit too expensive for me unfortunately (maybe I'll try to pick up the oil), so what other brand would you recommend? I'm looking at those paint sets for miniatures, but maybe a few bottles would be the better option?
GW paints are indeed expensive. Something cheaper or better would be Army Painter or Vallejo paints
@@i.r.o.4456 thank you. I'll pick up that D&D adventure paint set
Good luck!! And hope it goes well!
Can i not use primer? Becoz I jus wanna handpaint some part like the eyes or some part of jetpack
You can indeed paint without primer on the small details
nice video will you do a tutorial about how to do scribing
In the near future! Yes
Can you demonstrate how to paint thruster, with gundam marker or handbrush ? I meant if you have the time if that's ok.
Ironically I’m in the middle of making one! But time might be a problem, but I will get it out ASAP
Not sure if you'll see this comment, but how would you advise me to mix the paint? Should I just mix it on the pallet or use a separate bottle for it and then put it on a pallet?
This is highly dependent on your preference.
Generally if you’re going to use large quantities of paint, then preparing the mixture in a bottle is a great idea. But if it’s small quantity, then pallet would be a great idea.
Can i apply acrylic paint on a surface that has a base paint of enamel spray can?
In my experience, you can paint on a surface that has a base paint of enamel spray can with acrylic paint. Just make sure the surface is completely dry and cured before doing so.
Why use water to thin the paints instead of thinner? New to gundam, but i do t want to buy an airbrush. Trying to figure out if I want to hand paint, or spray paint.
Good question! I thin my water based acrylic paints with water whenever I’m hand painting, but use thinner when I airbrush with the same paint. For lacquer and enamel paints, however, I use thinner for both hand painting and airbrushing.
Thinner is recommended for spraying paint through an airbrush since it doesn’t break down the pigment, but stretches them instead. This is important because you would use lots of thinner to thin down the paint to run it through an airbrush without clogging.
For hand painting though, you only need to mix tiny amount of water or thinner since you can control the thickness of the paint more flexibly.
This is what I found through experience, but if you are interested to airbrush, then I definitely recommend thinner to thin down the paint
Do you need primer to hand paint? Or can you just buy tamiya paints and paint it, also can you just have any paintbrush to paint?
You don’t need primer to hand paint unless you want to repaint the entire piece, which the primer will greatly help the paint adhere to the surface.
You can use tamiya paints to paint.
You can use any paintbrush to paint, but some paint brush might yield different preferential result, so try some brushes and see which one you like
What's the best type of paint to use on top of plastic primer? Acrylic, or some other kind?
In my experience anything. Depends on what you’re achieving etc.
For gunpla, generally lacquer paints IMO
Would handpainting or airbrushing be more beginner friendly? Any tips on if I need to thin Vallejo Mecha Color?
In my opinion, I would say hand painting is more beginner friendly because of accessibility, cost, and maintenance. With hand painting, you can paint your models anywhere with good lighting and space such as your desk. Furthermore, hand painting is cheaper because you'll only need paint brushes and cup filled with water to start a project. Lastly, there's very little maintenance involved with paint brushes whereas airbrush needs to be maintained properly.
However, I highly recommend practicing both methods.
If you wish to thin Vallejo Mecha Color, then:
1. For Airbrushing - Use Airbrush Thinner from Vallejo. If the paint flow is bad, then add in few drops of Airbrush Flow Improver
2. For Hand painting - Usually Mecha Colors are already thinned down to work with. But you can add water or glaze medium from either Vallejo or Citadel to thin down the paint without also breaking down the consistency.
Apologies for the long reply
@@i.r.o.4456 Thank you!
want to change the color of the kit original from a dark blue to a light grey...what color primer/surfacer should i use?
Starting from Gray Primer will make it easier!
@@i.r.o.4456 thank you
That is some control without using tapes
With practice I was able to get this far. And thank you!
Mate, how the heck do u get that consistency/texture on ur white paint? I can’t get that for my whites or yellows at all
Depends on the paint product, but I use water based acrylic paint and paint them in thin coat. However, I make sure to let each coat thoroughly dry before applying another coat, even if the previous coat didn’t cover properly.
Honestly it’s more patience than skill to paint white, so good luck!
can you use a gundam marker for panel lining instead of painting them?
hypothetically you can! Granted there are markers specifically for panel lining, weathering markers can easily be wiped off. If you use regular Gundam markers, you can use the eraser marker to erase excess leaving paint in the panel line.
what spray paint color are you using to coat the body parts before hand painting?
I am using citadel black primer before painting the parts by hand
What happens if I don't use a wet pallette, does it make the paint less smooth on the kit, or is it just for the paint to dry less faster?
The wet palette is for making the paint wet long enough on the palette. Therefore it makes no different when or how the paint is applied onto the model
@@i.r.o.4456 thank you :)
Do I have to prime the parts I want to paint with primer? I just want to add small details that would be from stickers and don't really want to buy an entire can of primer just for these small things. It's for a hg strike freedom revive if that matters
You absolutely don’t need to! If it’s only a tiny detail, then you can indeed just paint that area without primer.
So good luck, and hope the model comes out nicely
@@i.r.o.4456 Thank you!!!
Does the primer need to be a lacquer type for acrylic paint?
Nope, it can be acrylic as well. The only one you might have trouble will be enamel
Are there certain brands of acrylic paint you need to use or could you use any brand?
You can use any, but I recommend citadel, vallejo, and army painter water based acrylic paints since they are designed for hand painting miniatures and models.