Making acrylic look like LPS paint?

[deeze4]

I customized this pet which was previously collie #67 into a look a-like of the brown and white no# puzzle collie. The real collie is WAY expensive and i knew i would probably never get it so i made my own. I think it looks good from a distance ,but up close you can tell it's painted with acrylic. I wanted to know if there's any way of making the paint look smoother to where you can't see the brush marks all over the lps. I want it to really look like how the real lps is painted. The paint on the real lps is so smooth and i wanted mine to be like that, but I'm not sure how to do it without adding gloss because i don't want it to be shiny.

[Ginger]

Good question! I was wondering that myself.

I can't help, but I'm just popping in to say that the colors of your collie are perfect! It really looks just like the real one.

[deeze4]

Thanks so much!

[WeckoLPS]

How about a mattifying top coat/glaze? And it looks so pretty! =D

[RikaKitty]

The best way is to water the paint down or use paint thinner. It'll make it go on much smoother~

[deeze4]

Jan 14, 2013 15:47:08 GMT -5 RikaKitty said:

The best way is to water the paint down or use paint thinner. It'll make it go on much smoother~

So i would half to paint it again mixing water with the acrylic? Or could i just brush water over it? Would paint thinner take off all the paint i already have on there?

[deeze4]

Jan 14, 2013 14:31:39 GMT -5 WeckoLPS said:

How about a mattifying top coat/glaze? And it looks so pretty! =D

The glaze makes it shiny right? What is a mattifying top coat? Thanks so much, i watch your videos on YT and am subscribed to you! I am going to make an lps series soon, i have a few videos out now, my YT username is petshopfilms (:

[DogLover♥]

Your collie's adorable! She looks like the real thing. I had this problem too when I used to paint my pets. I never did learn how to fix it, but perhaps RikaKitty's or WeckoLPS's ideas would work. Good luck!

[RikaKitty]

Jan 14, 2013 16:28:39 GMT -5 deeze4 said:

Jan 14, 2013 15:47:08 GMT -5 RikaKitty said:

The best way is to water the paint down or use paint thinner. It'll make it go on much smoother~

So i would half to paint it again mixing water with the acrylic? Or could i just brush water over it? Would paint thinner take off all the paint i already have on there?

You'd have to repaint it, unfortunately. There are several things you can use to strip the paint off; window cleaner, nail polish remover or acetone (be careful with pure acetone though!), rubbing alcohol... I've never actually tried using paint thinner to remove already dried paint, it might work but I'm not sure!

[mrs"e"]

Your painting skills are great! And I wish I knew how to create a paint job that looked just like an LPS product. But I never have. If I had an airbrush, then it might be easy. But I don't, and neither do most people. My painting skills are, putting it nicely, okay. The closest I've come to smooth paint jobs have been achieved through a technique I know as, 'dry brushing'. Here's how it works... dip your paint paint brush in paint, and on a clean sheet of paper, wipe it off until there is barely any paint left on the brush. Then, in back and forth strokes, apply the paint to the toy. You'll think to yourself, 'I did not leave enough paint on the brush. This is barely leaving any paint.' That's when you know it's just right. Let dry. Then repeat until you have the look you want. This will require MANY coats. Like too many, if you ask me. But it's always produced the look I'm going for.
As for adjusting the paint job on the custom you've pictured, you can try wetting a Q-Tip with a high percentage alcohol solution and rubbing the paint. I've never tried it with totally dried paint, but it may work. BUT, you're paint job is so good, that you may want to consider not messing with it at all.