What type of paint does Arttista use on its figures?

Not sure what Arttista uses, but I would use an enamel versus the acrylic, to paint over.

If you're re-doing the entire figure, I'd shoot it with primer first and then the enamel.

I have not repainted any of my Artistta figures, but I would expect that either paint type will work fine over the flat paint that Artistta uses.   In the current toxin-adverse culture, probably the original paint is acrylic.  The main challenge is getting paint to adhere to the metal, and that's already been done for you.  Whatever you use, make sure it is a flat paint.

I am up to about 350 painted figures so far.  I use auto primer first with bare metal, bare plastic, or when repainting any gloss painted figure.  The primer improves adherence and coverage of the topcoat of acrylic paint.

Bob

Try emailing or calling them. They were super helpful with me in the past.

If you just want to touch up areas of figures while keeping mostly the original paint then I agree with others here.  Contact Artista to see what they use and try to use the same thing.

I've painted hundreds of plastic and metal miniatures over the past decade.  If you want to do something more involved then my advice would be to try and strip the figures and then prime.  Beyond that it comes down to which types of paints you are most comfortable with.  If they are going to be handled or jostled around I would recommend coating the figures when they are done.  I used either matte or satin varnish.

@TheRambles posted:

Try emailing or calling them. They were super helpful with me in the past.

That's definitely the way to go. Dennis is totally accessible. He will also paint figures in any colors you request.

Pat

Wow, a wealth of great advice!

I am just trying to repaint the jacket worn by the figure, from washed-out light gray to a flat green or blue.

I think that I will try contacting Arttista first, since I didn't think that a company like that would be responsive.

On another subject, when I was a little kid, I would paint my plastic Marx Civil War soldiers with my Testor's enamel model paints.   I didn't know a thing about primers, so I didn't prime first.

Surprisingly, the paint stuck very well, and it never peeled off.  Years later, I couldn't event scratch the paint off with my thumbnail.

Mannyrock