I’m trying out Joe Fugate’s scenery techniques and I’m trying to find latex paint (tan) here in Sweden where I live. Can someone please tell me more about this paint? The problem for me is that I must find a similar product here. Any help is appreciated.
In the U.S. we use plain old interior wall paint. Virtually all interior paint in the US sold in hardware and home improvement stores is latex paint. The same stuff you’d use to paint your bedroom (if you wanted tan walls).
What type of paint do you use in Sweden if you aren’t using latex paint ?
Dave H.
It’s ordinary house paint, what you’d paint your walls with. There are two kinds of house paint–water-based (latex) and oil-based. Read the labels and if it says that you clean up (clean the brushes) with water, then it’s latex paint. If it says you clean up with turpentine or paint thinner, then it’s oil-based. “Latex” may be a term used only in North America. Hope this helps.
In Europe you have LATEX paint and you can get the TINTS at a house supply store to change the color. As stated that is paint where WATER is the thinner and SOAP AND WATER is the clean-up. The tints are ACRYLIC not OIL that is used in artiese coloring. This way you can get your BASE color and the change it so you arenot buying to much paint.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks guys, I just talked to a shop here and asked for latex paint, just to see the reaction, and they said that it was water based paint, medium flat. And I could get it in any color, mixed at the shop. I love this forum [:D]
EL, a word of warning: go LIGHT on the shade of ‘tan’ paint. If you know what ‘butterscotch’ is, your paint should be approximately that colour, maybe one shade redder or browner. Don’t select a medium, or the middle shade, of all the samples of tan that the store will show you. The reason is that the interior lighting will render it darker than the sample. As a fall back, have some white latex on hand to lighten the layout cover in case you decide you’d like to do that.
selector:
No sorry, I don’t know what butterscotch is. Can you show me a picture maybe?
I’m thinking of something like this foto from Joe Fugate.
Do you think that is the right base color for utah, desert, colorado like scenery like this photo from Bond?
I’m sure Joe has it right…[:o)] If you are doing that scenery, then you haven’t but to go to the store with a copy of the picture. Otherwise, I’d start with one part medium brown to two parts white, and add grey and white until you get to what you’d like.
Butterscotch is a flavour found in pudding, or toffee. Engli***offee is too dark a colour for what you need, by several shades.
I had better stop before I end up confusing you. Take Joe’s sample to the hardware store and match it up with what they can offer you.
Pittsburg paint makes latex paint, not sure if you can get it overseas, where i work we sell lots of paint, and they make a latex base you can mix to the color you want
Latex Paint and Allergies
Q. Does latex paint pose a threat to those who suffer from latex allergies?
A. No, latex paint is not made with latex rubber; in fact the name “latex” is really just a decorative way to describe rubber-based paint. Latex paint is a carefully formulated polyvinyl material with acrylic resin and has never contained natural rubber. It is natural rubber that causes an allergic reaction. So people who have sensitivity to latex products are in no danger of having a reaction to latex paint.
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL PAINT & COATINGS ASSOCIATION
Latex Paint Does Not Pose a Threat to Those Who Suffer from Latex Allergies
You should be able to get latex paint from the same places you’d go to paint your bedroom. Cleanup is with water, but you may need a bit of white to lighten the color. For model railroad use, you want the one that is on sale or nobody else wants. Then you can get it cheaper. No need to spend extra for paint that is supposed to last 10yrs. It is hard to describe a sandy, earthy color. You may have similar brownish material in Sweden.
Here in the US, some paint stores sell a small “try it pack” paint for $4.99 that covers about 3sq ft. That may be plenty for your needs. No need to but a whole gallon.
Another source may be a craft store where they sell paint in much smaller quantities. It’s a similar material designed to paint wood & plaster. You could use this to get some reds & yellows & other colors into the sand.