Liquitex Basics Modeling Paste Review
This review is for Liquitex Basics Modeling Paste. I bought this at my local craft store and it cost $4.50 which was a nice price for a product I’ve never used before. Since Im going to be making miniatures the large bottle I figured would last me a long time.
I decided to make mini whipped cream dollops for my miniatures. I just squeezed some into a pastry bag with a icing tip and just like regular frosting made some whipped cream dollops. It feels like really thick frosting the appearance is just like frosting which helps it to look realistic.
It hardens externally in like 30 minutes to an hour and fully dry inside in a few days depending on how thick you make it.
When it was dry I was very excited because at first touch it seemed very hard. Sadly though even with slight pressure on the tips of the whipped cream dollops, the tips broke off.
However the upside to this material is that its good for making frosting that your lathering on instead of more detailed shapes that are thin like the tips of whipped cream dollops.
When ur frosting ur minis like cupcakes or cookies it can crack though so it resembles more of a royal icing type of frosting. It does look realistic but if you are one of the ones that likes their mini’s to be flawless I wouldnt recommend this.
It mixes with acrylic paint beautifully and easily. The basic line of liquitex is suppose to be the more economy brand rather than a pro brand they also carry. I may try other more expensive brands to see if they dry to a harder finish.
So my final conclusion is I wouldnt use this brand to make whipped cream dollops. I will use to frost some cookies, cakes, cupcakes or even to make fake snow on displays.
Tags: liquitex, modeling paste, whipped cream
