How many purple foods can you name? Did you remember the lowly, root vegetable known as taro?

Taro, the paint, has the just the perfect shade of light purple to make it yummy. Rest assured it is one of the pastels that works both layered over another paint and on its own over a white primer.

Turbo Dork paints are made of a mixture of pigments suspended in an acrylic medium plus additives that make them fast-drying, water-soluble when wet, and water-resistant when dry. The Metallics contain pigments and small mica flakes that create a sparkling effect on the paint surface making it look like metal.

1. Don't worry if the color of your paint looks different in the bottle than the label.

2. Shake the bottle until you hear the mixing ball rattling around, then shake some more.

3. To avoid a mess, make sure the bottle tip is clear before squeezing.

4. Use isopropyl alcohol or Simple Green for cleanup of dried paint.

5. To begin with, stick to the base color recommended on the bottle (black or white)

6. Apply 2 to 4 thin, even coats of paint with airbrush or paintbrush.

7. For airbrushing, we recommend to start with 0.5 nozzle, 25 to 30 psi and thinning by diluting 3 parts paint with 1 part airbrush medium.

8. For hand-brushing, dilute with either airbrush medium or a small amount of water using a wet brush.