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8/8/2025, 11:18:41 PM
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>Any other info I should know about this kind of paste before using it?
It shrinks about 10% or so, so you may need to fill it with a nonshrinking material or just go back over it again with a second coat. It's usually white: since it's an acrylic medium it mixes freely with acrylic paints. I premix batches using high-pigment artists' paints (usually Burnt Umber, red and yellow ochre, or Payne's Grey) to tint the paste and then fillers like basing sand or flock to add some volume. It does get paler, but umbers and ochres are literally just dirt colors so they tend to look pretty decent if they show through when you're done painting. Pic related is from my first few tests. It's all thin coats of Medium pasted mixed with basing grit and (back row) black, payne's grey, and nothing; front row is all straight burnt umber. I have another pic somewhere of some filled-over puddle bases, but I don't know if I have good pics of the "fine" paste (which I prefer using now).
>Any other info I should know about this kind of paste before using it?
It shrinks about 10% or so, so you may need to fill it with a nonshrinking material or just go back over it again with a second coat. It's usually white: since it's an acrylic medium it mixes freely with acrylic paints. I premix batches using high-pigment artists' paints (usually Burnt Umber, red and yellow ochre, or Payne's Grey) to tint the paste and then fillers like basing sand or flock to add some volume. It does get paler, but umbers and ochres are literally just dirt colors so they tend to look pretty decent if they show through when you're done painting. Pic related is from my first few tests. It's all thin coats of Medium pasted mixed with basing grit and (back row) black, payne's grey, and nothing; front row is all straight burnt umber. I have another pic somewhere of some filled-over puddle bases, but I don't know if I have good pics of the "fine" paste (which I prefer using now).
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