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fuzibuni in fursuit

Can you paint resin, and how?

Jan 08, 2013 14:07

My boyfriend has bought a skull resin base for a mask, and he is wondering what the proper way to paint it is.

It is one so these -

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painting, resin

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germanchoclates January 8 2013, 20:23:58 UTC

On Miss Monster's site on her sold out mask blanks, she offers this advice...

"You may want to brush some rubbing alcohol on the mask before painting. This will get rid of any lingering mold release that can make painting difficult. Applying a spray primer will also help paint stick to the surface better."

Otherwise I have no other advice to offer as I painted directly onto my resin mask a couple years ago. It stuck well, but most was covered with fur so priming it wasn't an issue.

fuzibuni January 8 2013, 20:50:14 UTC

I actually have one from her :) Thank you for the tip on the rubbing alcohol though! I'm hesitant to put primer on though, because I don't want to loose the little details.

germanchoclates January 8 2013, 20:54:14 UTC

Hopefully a spray primer wouldn't go on that thick. All it would do is set the surface up for taking paint better. :3 Just needs time to dry after being applied in a very well ventilated spot (preferably outdoors. That stuff is so toxic when wet.) So spray the top of the skull. Let dry, do the bottom. Let dry again. xD

fuzibuni January 8 2013, 21:02:35 UTC

I'll have to see if I can find some white primer then, thank you! I have some gray I used for my rabbit mask, but that won't work at all heh.

corellian_ninja January 8 2013, 21:44:30 UTC

Have you ever dry brushed something with acrylics? You can make things look kind of scratchy and old with that technique, and it's pretty fun.

kangaekaeru January 8 2013, 23:04:31 UTC

Acrylics work wonderfully well on resin. :D Definitely do wash it first to make sure there's no mold release left - if the water sheets off evenly, it's clean, but if it beads and runs, there is some sort of oil or grease that needs to be removed. A toothbrush does a wonderful job on these, just like the real ones ( ... )

fuzibuni January 9 2013, 01:13:29 UTC

Omg thank you SOOO MUCH!!! This is just the info we needed! Antiquing medium can be found at Hobby Lobby I take it?

kangaekaeru January 10 2013, 22:30:19 UTC

Yes indeed. :D I hope to see what you do with your skull!