Drawing on Paint?

[Six_Path_Pein]

Ok u guys, before I continue - I just want to say, u guys are so awesome with what u guys do and lately I given up on customizing but u guys are like... The Viagra of wanting to custom!

In other words... Thank you!

Ahem... Ok, I see alot of priming here, coating there, and all thouse fun stuff. But my question is, what about when I'm done coating paint and I want to draw things on the paint?

You see Im going to use a Munny for an example (I'm currently trying to work on a few). They have alot of space to just do anything and have literaly no details (they are round, kinda like an eggs surface), I want to draw faces or just small (or big) details, but everytime I do it, it comes out smoothgy and bumpy, and just uggly. I need it to be as flat as possible and neat. Now, I know u must use masking tape for this, but what about smaller drawings like a smile, or eyes, lines, markings, ect...

I'm currently using Acrylic paint and I have a set of brushes with soft white brush hairs. I'm thinking about switching to enamels but hopefully they go well on soft Vinyl like DIY Toys like Munny's, Dunny's, ect..

Thank you!

*Edited: This also appplies to any other type of figure, not just munny.

[sabretooth]

i think the biggest thing is the viscosity of the paint more than anything. when i did a munny a while ago i had the same problem trying to get an even flat coat with the paint. what i did was thin the paint out and then go over it multiple times, letting the paint dry completely before applying another coat. took awhile but it came out ok i think.
also have you tried markers? i use prisma colors every now and again ad it works out pretty well with little to no bleed or smudge. hope this helps.

[Six_Path_Pein]

Haha! that is so awesome!

Someone had told me before to NEVER EVER use markers after applying paint. If anyone could defy that, please tell me so.

This is the one I recently made, u can see how choppy and smudgy it is. Specially in torso and arms.

[sabretooth]

you can totally use markers, just be careful of if and how they react to the paint, like color leeching or bleeding. also seal the paint job before hand, and after the ink has dried.

[sabretooth]

also remember, it's your project you can do whatever you want to it.

[Six_Path_Pein]

Hummm... nice, didnt think about that. Should Markers be sealed too? I use Sharpies atm, but I dont know if they permanently dry or you have to seal em so it doesnt fade?

[C2567]

this looks like a case of your basecoat being rough.. maybe you should check that?

[Countpichula]

You can deff use markers. Kidrobot has a munny contest ( that actually just happened) and they have a whole category aimed at pens. I would suggest
Tamiyas micro pens. But any micro pen should work. Ally of people use Indian ink. Indelible.

[Countpichula]

Also...I really love the way it turned out. Modern. Even if unintentional.