All paints are made up of a pigment – the bit that has the color in it – and a ‘medium’ – the liquid that makes the paint runny. Different mediums behave differently. Most model paints are water-based ...

Acrylic paint is well-suited for detail, and is easy to use. Depending on the technique used by the artist, acrylic can produce results that are like oil or watercolour. Acrylics are water-based ...

To finish off, the cured model is injected with acrylic paint. Nothing special here, just craft store acrylic in a syringe. [Andrew] seemed to prefer a thicker paint; we don’t want to second ...