Hey all! I decided to write a short blog about the paints I used for the Nordic armor. Why? Because I found out some things that are quite interesting and they might help others with their paint related choices. First, the paints I used. Van Bleiswijck Holland Acrylic Black. Waterproof and cheap. I used this paint as a primer for the foam. Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Silver. Highly pigmented. Waterproof. Nice shine. Isn't too expensive. I love using this combination of paints because it is cheap, I don't have to buy expensive primers and technically you don't have to seal it. *tip - Using the acrylic as a primer won't give you a completely smooth surface like plastidip. This works great for old metal looking armor, but I don't recommend it for, for example, super smooth sci-fi armor.* Now this is where (I think) it get really interesting. The painted foam stayes quite flexible. You can bend it quite far before the paint starts to crack. HOWEVER once the painted foam piece gets wet and dries again it becomes very hard. It loses it's flexibility. Once it bends it will crack. I wore the armor to the Elf fantasy fair once. It was pooring. I was litteraly soaked within minutes (and walked around in the rain for a few more houres). Because the armor pieces are not supposed to bend anyway the paint stiffening wasn't really a problem. The next day when fully dried my armor looked fine except for one part. For some reason that one corner of the armor was not waterproof? The paint had started to form small bubbles?! Luckily they are really small bubbles, in a not so obvious place, on an armor that is supposed to look worn, but be warned!
This no priming - no sealing technique works fine long as you stay out of the rain! Hope this helps :)
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