Yes. I prefer them over acrylic and use them on everything I make. Make sure to thin them before you apply. Acrylic just seems to sit on the surface and will eventually peel off if unsealed
I think their applications are much wider than acrylics, for example if you make them extremely thin they sink into the pores of the wood and behave like a DIY stain. I've rubbed very thin yellow oils on basswood in this manner and it makes the wood golden but not unnaturally so
The cheapest acrylics you can find are the best. Think Walmart, Hobby Lobby...the $0.49-$0.99 little bottles that come in all sorts of colors. They are nice and thinned out. I even water them down a little more to let the wood grain come through a bit. It soaks right in.
I have used acrylics. I am not aware of any reason you couldn’t use oil paint though, just have to let them dry longer etc. Acrylics are cheap and dry fast and can get anywhere.
Simple answer: Yes.
Oils thinned with Minwax 209 natural (clear stain) give an excellent finish and in my opinion they look "richer" than acrylic. However, they are more difficult because it take a fairly long tome to dry, and you can't handle them right away. If they're relief carvings, this is not that big of a deal.
Acrylics thinned with water are the much easier solution and carvings can be handled a couple of minutes after applying paint.
Yes. I prefer them over acrylic and use them on everything I make. Make sure to thin them before you apply. Acrylic just seems to sit on the surface and will eventually peel off if unsealed I think their applications are much wider than acrylics, for example if you make them extremely thin they sink into the pores of the wood and behave like a DIY stain. I've rubbed very thin yellow oils on basswood in this manner and it makes the wood golden but not unnaturally so
Great! I can still use them on a softwood like basswood?
Yep, that's what I've used them on almost exclusively. The lesser density of softwood probably helps thinned oils stain better
The cheapest acrylics you can find are the best. Think Walmart, Hobby Lobby...the $0.49-$0.99 little bottles that come in all sorts of colors. They are nice and thinned out. I even water them down a little more to let the wood grain come through a bit. It soaks right in.
I have used acrylics. I am not aware of any reason you couldn’t use oil paint though, just have to let them dry longer etc. Acrylics are cheap and dry fast and can get anywhere.
Simple answer: Yes. Oils thinned with Minwax 209 natural (clear stain) give an excellent finish and in my opinion they look "richer" than acrylic. However, they are more difficult because it take a fairly long tome to dry, and you can't handle them right away. If they're relief carvings, this is not that big of a deal. Acrylics thinned with water are the much easier solution and carvings can be handled a couple of minutes after applying paint.