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I am building a Space Wolves army. They are a dark grey rather than the light blue grey from the codex. I still want to paint their shoulder pads red and yellow though but I don't want it to be so bright and saturated that it sticks out like a sore thumb. What's the best way to dial the strength of the color down?

- Mix with grey or black?
- Thin it with water? (And if so will a painting slow like me run into problems with the paint flowing everywhere?)
- Mix it with 'Matte Medium' or anything else that is transparent but has the thickness of paint?


Thanks in advance!

Great responses so far guys, thank you. I am confused about this though:

Heffling wrote:Matt Medium kills shineyness, and doesn't really dull a color.

My thinking is that since MM dries clear, if you mix it with paint you can get a thin and/or somewhat trsansperant red or yellow color coat, so that whatever was underneath (in my case grey) would partially shine through. But since no one recommended this option seems like a moot point. Now I just have to decide between the grey or brown/purple mixing routes....