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Imo you should always mix in a separate, preferably clear, cup. For one it helps you see what your mixes always look like and get to know the proper consistencies better. I use a cheap synthetic brush to grab some paint from the GW pot and place it into the cup, then I add Liquitex Airbrush Medium and stir to see if I have a thin enough mix. If not I add more AB Medium. When it's right I pour it into (charge) the airbrush and get to work.


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DAANNNGG wrote:Many people use Windex which I have found works really well. However I went to a local art supply store and picked up some Golden Airbrush Medium. I love this stuff its a 1:1 mix with GW and Reaper paints. So I use it as my thinning medium and use Windex and Createx as my rinse in between color changes.

Here's a link for the mediums I use.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-airbrush-mediums/?wmcp=google&wmcid=products&wmckw=25321-1008

Yeah agreed, the mediums are really your best bet. Golden or Liquitex are both fine... they don't evaporate as fast as Windex or Alcohol so you can work longer / easier, with less difficulty. I do still use an alcohol / distilled water mix to clean my AB though.

You could but GW paint is so inconsistent... unless you thin it down in the paint pot first it won't be easy.

My trusty Testors (white handle, black bristle) synthetic is so perfect to grabbing paint and it cleans up so easy.

heh yeah that would do it...