Rosco supersat is a vinyl acrylic that you can thin out like crazy with water without losing much intensity.  It is perfect for translucent painting techniques.

If you’ve read about how I paint models, you already know that this is my scenic paint of choice.  It also tends to be the most expensive.  The more it’s thinned out, the more translucent it becomes, but that makes it perfect for techniques that require layers upon layers to create depth.  I love this for marbling, clouds, wood grains and washes.  It is the only paint I like to use when painting scrim.  The velour black is perfect when black lining is called for.  It is also the best and blackest black paint around.  The only thing Rosco Supersats don’t do well is cover up mistakes or old treatments.  For that you need a thicker latex or acrylic.

 The biggest problem with thinning this paint out with water is that if you thin it too much and let it sit overnight, the structure of the paint breaks down a bit.  The result is sludgy pigment in the bottom of somewhat colorful water.  It is sometimes impossible to get the two parts to become one again.  The best way to combat this problem is to mix the color you need in full strength, and then only water down about as much as you will use in a given day.

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