The egg is plastic, and the paints are some kind of cheapo acrylic that wanted to be anywhere besides stuck to the aforementioned plastic. I made the mistake of trying to use pinstriping tape on a rounded surface with water-based paint, so there are rough edges everywhere. I think my blahaj egg turned out a litle better:
That paint was still goopy as all hell, though.
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KobaCumTribute [she/her] - 2.3yr
Acrylic paints really like two things: an established basecoat on whatever they're going onto, and to be thinned out a bit (a drop of water for ever few drops of paint, say). High density pigment ones take thinning better, but even those grainy cheap ones spread better when thinned - a drop of an acrylic matte/gloss can make them seem more vibrant and smoother than they are, too. That's what I learned with trial and error when painting sculptures I'd made, at least.
Findom_DeLuise in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns
Does this violate the Egg Prime Directive?
The egg is plastic, and the paints are some kind of cheapo acrylic that wanted to be anywhere besides stuck to the aforementioned plastic. I made the mistake of trying to use pinstriping tape on a rounded surface with water-based paint, so there are rough edges everywhere. I think my blahaj egg turned out a litle better:
That paint was still goopy as all hell, though.
Acrylic paints really like two things: an established basecoat on whatever they're going onto, and to be thinned out a bit (a drop of water for ever few drops of paint, say). High density pigment ones take thinning better, but even those grainy cheap ones spread better when thinned - a drop of an acrylic matte/gloss can make them seem more vibrant and smoother than they are, too. That's what I learned with trial and error when painting sculptures I'd made, at least.
Good to know; thanks!