Painting symbols over a fbr

[Tzan19]

Hello all

So dipping my toe into the waters of customs I have managed to (surprisingly ) pretty successfully repaint a really cheap fake G3 using really cheap acrylics that I had kicking about.  I used cheap materials really just to practice before attempting a g1 custom and followed Roognas tutorial (thanks it was great ).  I have re haired before when restoring so I am not worried about this. 

I am now scared to start painting on the symbols.  I am wondering what kind of thickness the paint should be and what happens if I make a mistake? How do you fix the mistake without taking off the repaint colour underneath or do you just wait for it to dry and paint over, either way I would be concerned about it then looking bad.

I am also interested as to what brands of paint (uk based) people use, I looked at the liquitex but they are a bit more than I want to shell out to start off with, the ones I have are really cheap (like from the £1 shop), should I just stick with these until I get a bit of practice or would the quality make the learning curve more difficult? I know I definitely need to get some better brushes.

Thanks in advance.

[kaoskat]

You need to get a sealant (testors dullcote, modpodge, mr. super clear, etc). Seal the pony after the full body repaint dries. Then you can paint on the symbol. If you mess up, take a damp rag and gently wipe the paint off before it dries. The sealant should protect the paint underneath. Too much or too harsh rubbing will eventually damage it though, so be careful.

[Tzan19]

Ahhhh.....thank you I have not seen that step of the process mentioned anywhere, I knew about sealing the symbols when doing a symbol repaint, don't know why it didn't occur to me that you would have to seal the fbr...doh ! mystery solved!

[Leave a Whisper]

Thank you kaos, I was wondering the same.

[kaoskat]

Well you don't HAVE to. But, especially if you are worried about mistakes, it makes it easier to remove just the symbols. In fact, when you are doing complicated symbol work it's a good idea to seal between each layer.