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.