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Paints and Pigments to Use With Miniatures

Paints and pigments used to create finish and special effects with scale models and miniatures.
Viva Decor Precious Metal Color Review
Review of Viva Decor Precious Metal Color metallic gloss varnish
Ranger Distress Crackle Paint Review
A review of Ranger Distress Crackle Paint and its uses for miniatures, dolls house miniatures, railway structures and models.
Panpastel Artists Chalk Pastels
Panpastels are a very fine chalk pastel packaged in pan rather than stick form. For miniatures and modelling these pastels are useful for weather large and small areas of displays or models, as well as coloring polymer clay and other miniatures.
Sakura Glaze Pens
Description of Sakura Glaze Pens and their uses for minaturists to make miniature food and stained and decorated glass designs.
Review of Pebeo Vitrea 160 Glass Paints
A review of Pebeo Vitrea 160 glass paints and markers and their uses for miniatures, dolls houses, model railroads, scale scenes, and Christmas balls.
Jacquard Pearl Ex Pigments
Metallic Pigments in brilliant and antique metallic shades which can be added to virtually any medium to create metallic, pearlized and interference effects.
Before you Buy Paint - Should you Use Acrylic Paint
Information about acrylic paint, mediums, extenders, use of paint and cleanup, to help a beginner choose which paint to use.
Use Highlighting Pens for Colorful BlackLight Effects
Most highlighting pens can be used with rubber stamps to create images that glow under blacklights. These can be used to add interesting effects to Halloween displays.
Glow in the Dark Acrylic Paint
Glow in the Dark acrylic paint, how can you use it and what is the best way to see the effect with miniatures.

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