This week it is in the upper 90s here in the PNW and I know there are much hotter places in the world, but it hardly ever reach the 80s here in Seattle, let-alone the upper 90s. Because of this my apartment isn’t set up with air conditioning. This means two things hobby-wise: I’m staying up much later since I can’t sleep and am able to get more painting done, and my paint dries out faster than normal. When doing the washes this is actually a benefit as I can paint the next coat not long after painting the first. The problem though is when putting some paint down on my pallet, I am adding water between each model to keep it liquid. This is causing me to struggle keeping a good paint-to-water mix so my question is this to my fellow hobbyist in the warm/dry climates: what do you add to your paint to keep it from drying out quickly?
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Go to your local hobby/art store and ask for an acrylic retarding agent, usually just called “retarder”. I prefer the Liquitex. That and some flow enhancer will greatly increase the dry time for when it is particularly hot or dry. (I live in southern Arizona… it's critical to know these things in this climate…) Cheers!
Great! thanks for the tip! There is an art supply store on my way home that
I'll check out. Man, I was in Phoenix about this time last year and was
melting in the shade! good luck down there.
A wet palette. That was my solution for my first summer on the hobby. And i'm still using it now in winter.
http://www.tobi-design.com/miniatures/tips/tips...
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/198
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/775
Well hello there my southern hemisphere reader! Thanks for the links, I had heard about wet palettes before but those links really made it clear how useful it can be.