Hydrocal plaster is very easy to paint using standard acrylic paints.

In the finished example below, acrylic paints were used to create a parrot.

Look twice to see that this parrot is actually a hand, made by a simple hand shape cast with Alja-Safe® Life Casting Starter Kit.

In following photos, a simple hand cast with Alja-Safe® Life Casting Starter Kit becomes a dramatic Zebra head when painted.