Serpentor II wrote:
I have a question for you Kwinn, why do your paint apps look so factory? I have seen a lot of impressive stuff in my years lurking here, but your paint just looks "factory" compared to everything else, I have seen.
Wow, thanks, I take that as quite a compliment. Not all my customs look quite this good, I can assure you. These are definitely some of my better efforts. As much as possible, I use spray paint for the base coat and then hand-paint the details with acrylics. Windmill in this thread, and Daina both have spray-painted base colours. Kwinn is entirely hand-painted though. I do apply a coat of varnish, maybe that's what makes the difference. It ensures that everything has the same level of gloss, so I can mix glossy and matte paints when painting, and still get the same finish in the end.
I don't even always use high-quality acrylics either. I do use a lot of Tamiya paints, but then I also use some basic craft-store acrylic paints for some basic colours. So I would guess it's the varnish that gives the factory-painted look.