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I had an idea for a color scheme that would require tinting my basic metallic formula (Leadbelcher->Ironbreaker->Stormhost Silver) with a touch of indigo (or a similar dinge blue). Essentially, I'm going for a metallic sky blue or similar, but I do want that slight dinge.

I got ahold of some indigo ink and was thinking of mixing some of it in with a spare pot of each of the metallic paints. My question is: would this still be drybrushable? Or would the ink separate during the drybrushing? Would mixing in some white paint help keep things together?

Just do a little test. Mix it and test it out.

Seems that adding white won't go well.
Do you have Liquitex Matt Medium lay around?
You could try mixing you colors and then keep working it until the mixture just begins to dry out, and see if in that stage it will have the dry brushing effect that you are looking for?

I would try adding white like you said, but expect it to not work.
Then I would add Matt ModPudge and see if that would do the trick.
Then I would go and get some Liquitex Matt Medium to see if it will work.
Then I would give up and dry.brush it metallic and then wash it with indigo ink

Sorry, never done that before, just throwing out some ideas.

Maybe I'm misreading, but it sounds like you don't think there's a way to make this work besides just drybrushing the metallic and using an indigo ink/glaze/Contrast paint over top?

What type of ink is it? Depends a bit on the ink how it will react.

But you should be able to mix, but I would still do a mix test on a sheet. Always test.
1 part ink 5 part metallic. inks are often very strong.

Apple fox wrote:
What type of ink is it? Depends a bit on the ink how it will react.

But you should be able to mix, but I would still do a mix test on a sheet. Always test.
1 part ink 5 part metallic. inks are often very strong.

I'm terrible at reading paint labels, but it just looks like a Daller and Rowney Indigo acrylic ink. Not seeing anything super special about it. It does come out strong, so I'll try 1:5, but I suspect it'll probably be closer to what I want at 1:10.

Am I missing something? You've got the ink already, yeah? Seems like you could check yourself in 2 mins if the mixture is drybrushable...?

Arcanis161 wrote:

Apple fox wrote:
What type of ink is it? Depends a bit on the ink how it will react.

But you should be able to mix, but I would still do a mix test on a sheet. Always test.
1 part ink 5 part metallic. inks are often very strong.

I'm terrible at reading paint labels, but it just looks like a Daller and Rowney Indigo acrylic ink. Not seeing anything super special about it. It does come out strong, so I'll try 1:5, but I suspect it'll probably be closer to what I want at 1:10.

If you haven’t try yet, that should be fine to mix. But not being able to try myself its up to you to perform such experiments. Good luck with it, hopefully all goes well.
I am curious now about it, I don’t do much dry brushing now days.