First a disclaimer that I haven't tried other acrylics yet with my airbrush. Compared to using solvent-based paints, these have very different properties, but that's more likely the difference in style of paint rather than Wicked specifically. My goal was to find a good water-based paint for the environmental benefits. That said, my comments are as follows:- Though technically ready to use from the bottle, I found a 1:1 ratio mix (2:1 for blue) with the reducer gave the smoothest results. This means that this set will quickly run out of reducer.- While the drying time was relatively short, especially with a hair dryer between coats, this only gave me a surface dry. Testing for me indicated that the surface was not fully workable until the paint had set overnight. This means that any sanding needed on the surface (to remove a dust speck for example) could only happen a full day later. Sanding any sooner would result in deep scratching that required sanding back down to primer and starting over. Even waiting overnight meant sanding only with a very fine grit and very lightly to sort of polish out the dust specks. I'd be very curious to know other painters experience with this.- I only used the black, red and blue so far. Black and red went on fine (black over dark primer and red over white) with smooth, even coverage. The blue, however, was very different (also over white primer). The pigment was much thinner (which is why I used less reducer than the others) and it was very difficult to get even coverage. Unlike the others that gave opaque coverage after a few coats, the blue never really achieved opacity. I instead just had to go on very lightly with even coats to get a deeper and deeper blue until I was comfortable with it. The blue never did reach its full saturation color even after using about a third of the bottle (compared to maybe 1/10 of the bottle for the other colors). I would prefer to find a different blue in the future. In hindsight, the Wicked website does show you what each color will look like over black and white primer. The red, for example, looks like a full red over either primer, but blue is a night and day difference.- Overall the durability feels good. All of my coats went on lightly (too wet of a coat looked and felt too thick). For many applications, the durability might be fine on its own, but I could dent it with my fingernail if I really tried. I opted to use a clear coat over it (Krylon) that really makes it feel more durable.In summary, I'll use these again, at least to use up what I already have. Aside from the blue, I really didn't need much paint, so they'll last awhile. I'd like to find another water-based option for comparison, at least for the blue pigment, so any recommendations would be appreciated.
- Beef
I highly love the Wicked Colors. Does an amazing job as a shoe and fabric paint. It get dry a bit fast so I dilute it a little more when using it.
- Pix
PRO: WELL FOR ME IS A GOOD INK IN GENERAL,CONS: THE LIGHTER COLORS DO NOT COVER THE DARKER COLOR, BCAUSE THIS THE HIGHLIGHTING IS UNVALIABLE TO DO!
- GRINGOTATTOO
I am also reconstructing Barbie furniture and I believe this paint will be a good buy. Will update when actually used.
- April Meadows
Nice colors. Work great, blended very well with project. Variety to choose from. Fast shipping. Will order from again when I before.
- tamgunny
I have only used createx wicked colors a few times but right away I noticed the paint flow is awesome easy to mix if at all quick dry time no color bleeding I highly recommend createx wicked colors paints
- Cameron
Before I start I guess I should say I usually use House of Kolor products, but they are hard to get in my area so I tried these Wicked paints. Maybe its me but I get so much inconsistent spraying with this system. On fabrics it seems fine if you keep a high pressure. I mostly work on metal, and so at lower pressures for detail, the paint is too thick to spray nice, if thinned, it spiderwebs all over. Also the colors dont seem to have any "pop" to them.
- Grease monkey
I really like this paint, I had different brans be fore ,but this one works really good on car grapchics -airbrush.
- Derik Romero
finish reflects the color's true hue. For automotive refinishing, a durable, catalyzed urethane clear is recommended. Wicked Colors cure to a ..
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