From the workbench of the esteemed Horati0nosebl0wer

What is good material hygiene? With a desire to use better paint pigments and get better results from our effort do we overlook the material? I believe that we as mini painters do from a lack of general exposure to the inherent risks. As consumers of products generally screened for toxicity we don’t deal with the underlying potential for harm as paint producers hold the responsibility under regulation. Our ignorance under protection has made us, by and large, dumb to a health risk. Now, as some of us move into wanting more from materials outside of a general paint/hobby ecosystem it should be considered.

Personally, I’m looking at the warm colors. I want to paint an army with orange which catches the eye. I took that to heart and purchased an artist paint which apparently has cadmium in it. I know from working artist paint in a studio setting this is a nuanced issue. Unlike other paint for the hobby, I will exercise caution in my practice of making my tiny fighting men look good. The risk I perceive will be mostly in cleanup. Thankfully I live just down the road from a solid waste collection facility so my garbage will be easily taken care after I get done.

I think the “paint” part of painting with all its chemistry is something we all should appreciate more outside of how the product binders make pigments settle on figures.

Going full throttle down a rabbit hole I found this channel which has interesting and terrifying paint information. I have a new respect for chemistry and the paint industry.

https://m.youtube.com/@bekahart/videos