September 2006
Beginner
280 pages
7h 13m
English
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WORK SURFACE
A 4′ × 6′ traditional or hard-covered flat.
TYPE OF PAINT
Rosco Off Broadway paint, Rosco Iddings Deep Colors, or a commercial latex substitute. See the COLOR SAMPLES page at the beginning of this book for brand and color suggestions.
TYPES OF CONSISTENCY
OUT OF THE CAN—Rosco suggests that the paint can be used right out of the can. This consistency might be thick. Add water to achieve a NORMAL consistency (see below).
NORMAL—Thick enough just to cover other projects in a single coat, assuming that the difference between the paint colors is not too great.
DILUTED—1 or 2 parts paint to 1 part water added to the NORMAL paint consistency.
WATERY—1 part paint to 5 to 10 parts water added to the NORMAL paint consistency. ...