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Ok, so I got some P3 paints the other day. It seems a lot of people dilute them before painting with them. Do you use a 1:1 ration?

Also, would it be wise to put the paint into dropper bottles and dilute the whole thing? So instead of having to ratio it out each time you wanted to paint, it would already be diluted?

I personally would not pre dilute them. You can't thicken them up if you make a mistake or want the paint a bit thicker later.

Water to paint ratio can be pretty hard to describe as it is all down to the thickness of the paint itself and exactly what kind of result you want it to have while using it. You would be best off to water it manually each time you use it till you get a good idea of what ratio you would personally get good use out of.

I agree, paints off the shelf from any manufacturer can vary quite a bit in their viscosity so it's hard to formulate a simple ratio. I would however suggest going with putting them in dropper bottles. They last longer and are far easier to measure out. Also have a dropper bottle for distilled water or your chosen soution for diluting. I put other additives in seperate droppers as well (alcohol, acrylic medium, etc.) At that point you can mix what you need when you need it and be fairly precise about it.

Thanks for the replies. Now, to get the paint from P3 pots to dropper bottles, is it just easiest to pour it straight in? How can I make sure to get all the paint out?

The P3 bottles hold more paint than the standard size (vallejo or reaper) dropper bottles. Personally I find doing the switch more work than it's worth, but I ever make up batches of a certain mixed color, if I spill a pot (happens frequently), I put it in a dropper.