I am going to start marbleizing and I am wondering which type of paints to use. I bought 2 types of Testors model paint ( Acrylic and Enamel). I was wondering if it made a difference on which type to use. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions please let me know.

Thanks Brett

Putter's Dog will tell you that he prefers to use enamel. That's all I have used so far because that's what I was told to do .... There are other options in pigments but starting with testors enamel is a good idea.

I use white and some metal flakes in Testor's, but I've found the pigments that stores use to mix into paint (hardware stores, etc.) give a much richer, more vivid color. They don't usually have these for sale, but if you're good at schmoozing or know someone at the store, you'll be able to strike a deal of some sort. I just donate each time I pick some up to the employee's Christmas party fund.

These pigments are much darker in color, especially brown (umber??), green, purple, and blue. When marbled with Testor's white, they come out very beautiful and allow the person marbling to add more or less white as marbling to create the shades of the color.

Putter

Pigments used to make fine oil paint colors are sold by many art supply stores. They are available in 100ml bottles. These are the highest grade pigments you will likely find. The prices range from around $8.25 to over $75.00 per bottle depending on the color. These are discounted prices. The $8.25 range is primarily for the earth tones..browns and blacks with a green, blue and yellow of the duller variety. Bright reds, oranges and yellows which are Cadmium based are the most expensive. The better blues and purples are also quite costly. Obviously a bottle will go a long way but only the earth tones would be worth the investment.

One source is : www.pearlpaint.com

Look under the paint menu for pigments.

I will go with Gunner (Putter's dog) the pigments for household paints are the way to go, with the testor metallics for highlights etc.

Check out these tints. Tap Plastics and they are cheap, will last a long time, thick [www.tapplastics.com];

I would start with the Tap pigments (Bill posted the link above) for the basic colors (they can be mixes to create different colors/shade) and Testor's metallics (with the solvents poured off) I have used several different types and still use a few, but found myself going back to TAP most of the time. A lifetime supply of TAP is under $3 a bottle

Mike