inconsistent painting...

[Pierced Soul]

ok for my first mugg i needed to make the head red, so against all the advcie i've been reading on here i decided to bugger watering it down and instead just slopped it on out of the bottle (GW). subsequently i have dark patches in places and you can see its realy uneven.

how do i fix this? do i sand it down or do i re-prime that part? or would i need to sand it down and re-prime the whole ehad?

[LEGENDARYCUSTOMS]

I think washing and priming is very important but if you didn't do that I would say try lightly sanding and re-applying the paint
in even layers. Make sure you let each layer dry before applying more paint. This might save you from having to re-prime the entire thing and if it doesn't work well you can always sand it down and re-prime it :)
Hope it helps.

[Pierced Soul]

I should have mentioned, i washed and primed before i started the painting. the priming went fine, just the application of paint is visably thicker in certain places.

i might try your idea of the light sanding as i'd rather not re-prime everything. is it possible to just reprime the area i stuffed up? or would that end up with inconsistent colouring still?

if i decided to start from scratch do i sand, re-wash and prime, or do i just re-prime over what i've done?

[LEGENDARYCUSTOMS]

I should have mentioned, i washed and primed before i started the painting. the priming went fine, just the application of paint is visably thicker in certain places.

i might try your idea of the light sanding as i'd rather not re-prime everything. is it possible to just reprime the area i stuffed up? or would that end up with inconsistent colouring still?

if i decided to start from scratch do i sand, re-wash and prime, or do i just re-prime over what i've done?

Yeah I think trying to prime just one or two spots will just make for more work and could get messy/inconsistent.
If you decide to start over, just priming it might leave evidence of all your strokes and what you did underneath. I would probably suggest just sanding it down and then priming it again if you can't get the paint to fill in :)

[Dr.Mugg]

for colors like red, orange, yellow, or other vibrant colors you might want to try a spray instead of brushing it on.

i prefer air-brushing for vibrant colors, as this really helps keep it consistant... but i know not everyone has access to an airbrush.

definately let each layer dry, as legend said, because if you don't then it tends to lift the wet portions of the layer beneath, and you'll end up with lighter patches - the heavier spots will look darker.

i would suggest sanding the entire area until it has a consistant color - even if that means going almost to the primer, then thin your paint just a little and apply thin coats until it reaches your desired vibrance.

[Pierced Soul]

thanks for your advice, on a related note do you pull apart your muggs to paint? I pulled off the head and arms and now i'm worried how to put it back togetehr without damaging it? if i paint is separately should i coat it in sealer and then stick him back together?

[Dr.Mugg]

what???? you pulled off the head and arms... did you crack the body open to do it, or just yank them out?

if you haven't opened the body, then you'll probably want to, to make getting the arms and head back in easier... check out my how-to here for how to do that: tutorial here (http://www.mightymuggsforum.com/showthread.php?t=9550)

you could seal them seperatly or once it's all together, it's really up to you.

i've gotten to where i really don't open my muggs much anymore - just for special projects... and i seal them assembled.

[Pierced Soul]

nope didnt crack the body, boiled then yanked, read it somewhere i think :derrr:

ironically i read your tute afetr pulling it apart which got me into thinking whetehr i should dissasemble the rest of him and glue it as per yur instructiosn. afetr i had pulld the arms and legs off and was priming it i was actually wondering how i could get the head and arms on without damaging the paint job

[Dr.Mugg]

lol... yeah, you should definately pull it completely apart before painting then. and remember to dry-fit all the parts after it has cooled, and trim/sand as needed to get it to fit together again before painting all the parts. if you don't you'll mess your paint-job up trying to force it back together. i've gotten to where when i open one i immediately trim the pegs off on the inside of the torso, bind the two pieces together and re-boil them for a few minutes, then pull them out and press them together as hard as i can until they cool a bit (a vice clamp works well for this). this way you insure the two halves meet up perfectly again. the biggest problem i've had in the past is that one pice will bend upward at the crotch - and once ccoled they will not mate back up perfectly. best of luck! :)

TIP: try setting up your parts like this, it makes for quicker working time and easier handling of your indivual parts. :)
http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq269/mugglab/objects/AM_01.jpg

[Pierced Soul]

thansk for the ideas Doc, i pulled him aprt last night and wrecked parts of the pegs despite your tutorial telling me to be careful. i basically snapped of off the crotch one which really sucked. i sanded down the pegs and dry fitted them as best i could ebfore putting it all abck togetehr and glueing. or course once the glue was in place it wouldnt fit back together properly and i have gaps around the crotch where the missing peg is.... but i dont look there on my muggs anyway :P

already sanded the head, will re-prime everything and use him as a test mugg to practice ideas and trying to paint straight lines!