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Hey all,
So im having a bit of a problem thining out citadel paint so i use a white plate for my pallet, i dip into the paint then dribble a drop thats is im assumeing = to the paint. when painting over black it looks like a wash. would i need to use a foundation over the primer thats something i have not been doing. base colour im useing is red.

thanks for the help dakkadakka.

-Joel

Try using a white primer/undercoat.

Sometimes you need to paint several layers to get good coverage.

If you want to have a black undercoat, then Mechrite Red foundation paint, followed by a coat or two of Blood Red works an absolute treat.

First, know that many brands' reds are particularly troublesome to get even coverage with. With paint thinned to the point of providing a smooth finish, it should take a few coats to get coverage. Beyond that, if your paint is spreading like water and pooling pigment in the recesses of the model, then it's too thin.

Thinning paint has a steep learning curve, honestly. When it's right, you can tell, but getting it there consistently takes time. Mechrite Red would be the foundation paint most suitable to basecoating your problem areas, but it's still just acrylic paint, albeit with a high pigment density. Unless you need translucency for layering/blending, thin only as much as it takes to get the paint flowing off the brush smoothly and evenly. It probably takes less water than you think.