Mix it once and use it when needed.
I’ve been working a lot with the Masters of the Universe Origins toy line lately. The line offers swappable parts which makes it very easy to create new characters. But once in a while, you’ll need some paint to make your creation perfect.
I made this custom Prince Faker with a Prince Adam body with Faker head and hands. But I had to repaint the neck.
And for this one (I call him The Dolphaker in homage to Dolph Lundgren…I thought I heard this head sculpt was based on him and I like to think it is), I made him with Prince Adam head and hands on a Faker body. So I had to repaint the head and hands.
Oh, and I also have painted 3 Dupli-Cats so far that needed that same blue.
Where am I going with this? If you are an army builder or if you are working around a certain theme you might have to use the same color over and over. When you can get that color straight out of the tube it’s great, but you sometimes have to make your own mix. So I like to keep my mixed color in good quantity in a resealable container.
When I need some, I dip the unhairy tip of a brush in my specially mixed color and reseal the paint right away (As seen in the top picture). Then I take the paint from that tip with another brush to do what I got to do and safely keep my mix for later or for another job. I’ve been working with the same blue for months now! And now I also have that magenta (Pinkinsh red) for Faker hair.
This little trick might save you a lot of time and frustrations! Also try to take some notes while you are mixing your colors. Who knows when you will need a new batch?
