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I need to mix two citadel colors into one container. Basically I use A LOT of a color which is a 1:1 ratio of these two colors. Has anyone done this before, how is the best way to do it?

Unless you can physically fit two pots of paint into one pot? (I've never bothered or needed to check) You're going to require a larger pot... and then put both into it... and shake/stir?

Forgive such a basic obvious answer.. but honestly... you know that you need to mix, you know the ratio, clearly have mixed before, I fail to see your dilema?

Make a small container from tin foil.

Empty both pots into it, and mix well.

Add a tiny amount of water to your now empty pots, and swush around to get the last of the paint, empty that into the mix.

Wash out your empty citadel pots and let dry.

Fill pots with your new mix.

I guess I left out some detail....

I need to get ALL of the paint out of both pots, and into yes, a larger pot. The larger pot I got. The know how to get all the paint out of both pots is tricky. It's going to all stick to the walls of the original pots, and likely be messy.

Just wondering if anyone did this, and how they did it to avoid hassles, and wasting two pots.

Ahh I see...
Never done it myself, but would be looking to use some sort of spatula, or a paintrush to encourage as much as is possible out of the original pots. Perhaps a drop of water/flow aid would help, not too much though as it wouldnt be ideal to prethin all of your paint. (this isnt ideal for drybrushing for example)

Drop by a McDonalds (or similar) and grab some of those little coffee stiring spatulas.. they would be ideal.

I dont see you getting all the paint out of the old pot without watering it down. I tried swapping my P3 to eye droppers and just ended up with a bunch of pots that had alot of paint left at the bottom.

Mixing in water helps, I usually mix in some to start with to make the pouring easier, after that some more to get everything off the walls etc. having a large brush to do that with helps.

If you're worried about different amounts of water in the different colours, try to get your hands on a plastic syringe or pipette.

 ICleadpeople wrote:
I dont see you getting all the paint out of the old pot without watering it down. I tried swapping my P3 to eye droppers and just ended up with a bunch of pots that had alot of paint left at the bottom.

I used mixing medum and an old brush and got a bunch of it out of my GW and P3 pots when I made the switch to droppers.

I made a black wash that works amazingly, I put my tap at the lowest setting possible so that the smallest drops of water come out, I got 4 or 5 small drops in a paint pot that was filled 1/3 of the way with black paint, closed the lid, shook it up and viola, black wash that cost me nothing! I did use an old chaos black pot so that didn't interfere.

 ICleadpeople wrote:
I dont see you getting all the paint out of the old pot without watering it down. I tried swapping my P3 to eye droppers and just ended up with a bunch of pots that had alot of paint left at the bottom.

What was it a day ago...same question...

Spatulas of the disposable type. I posted a link to where I get mine from...previous poster here mentioned the coffee stir sticks which would work well enough. You can get all the paint out of each bottle without too much difficulty and only be left with a little that you can't wipe off the spatula into the new container. You can rinse most of that off with a little flow aid or other additive that you may well want to add at the same time anyway.

Best way to handle it with the least amount of waste.

I would advise the use of plastic syringes. Pick up a couple of 20 mL and a couple of 1 mL off ebay along with some mixing pots. Not only will you be able to reduce the amount of mess and waste you make when transferring the paint but you will also be able to accurately measure volumes of paint in the future when you are making mixes.

Pour and scrape out the bulk into your new container, then add a bit of water to thin the dregs for a final pour. You'll get just as much out as with thinning from the get-go, with the least change to the final viscosity/opacity of the mix.

Alternatively, you could intentionally leave some paint in the initial pots. If you'll ever use the base colors on their own again, leaving some to be grabbed out by the brushload would obviate the need for a "maximum removal" method. Estimate the volume you'll pull from each pot with a container of water, then add that to your mix container and mark the level. Add the same amount again, and mark the second level. Now you have volume measures for each of your pours to keep your 1:1 mix ratio. Simply dump out the water, pour one color to your first line, the other to your second, and mix. The leftovers will settle back down to the bottom of your original pots, awaiting their next stir and use.

Regarding spatulas/stirrers, the best source I've found for small-scale ones is the gutter of a main road. How's that, you ask? Street sweeper bristles. They're spring steel, so they're stiffer than thin plastic but with plenty of flex when you need it. They're very narrow, which is handy for small-scales jobs with minis (I use them to spread basing glue around, since I find that method is more precise than a mangled brush, especially when the PVA is neat) and tight quarters, like the inside of a paint pot. Finally, abrasion from the asphalt/concrete gives them a reasonably smooth, rounded edge on one tip, which is angled like a dagger brush. A bit of work with fine-grit sandpaper, and you can polish them up into sculpting tools or mini palette knives. Simpler yet, a quick once-over with coarse steel wool or medium-fine grit sandpaper will knock off any loose rust, at least to the point that they're serviceable as tiny spatulas or stirring sticks (which are easier to scrape clean than wooden ones, as they don't have a grain or absorbency).