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So in thinning my paint i end up loosing the tone, the worst is blood red ends up looking pink, not very menacing.

Im mixing my paint with 50/50 alcohol and water, ill be using liquitex airbrush thinner here soon, will that fix it? Or should i add darker tint reds to bring back the blood red color im looking for.

If you are using acrylic paints leave out the alcohol. Should solve the issue.

Umm Alcohol with Acrylic paint? This is a new one to me. Only time I use Alcohol in my airbrush is to clean it out of super dry paint. Thin with airbrush thinner, or some other short of thinner going by effect you are going for.

regards,


James

Over-thinned paints fall out of solution, causing pigment to clump and leave a chalky finish. This tends to lighten colors, turning them pastel. You'll either need to add mediums to give you low opacity without sacrificing the paint's integrity or layer the hell out of the area to establish sufficient pigment density.

Another option is to let your highlights go pastel (whether accidentally or by adding white), then use a final glaze to reestablish proper color saturation.

 Backspacehacker wrote:
So in thinning my paint i end up loosing the tone, the worst is blood red ends up looking pink, not very menacing.

Im mixing my paint with 50/50 alcohol and water, ill be using liquitex airbrush thinner here soon, will that fix it? Or should i add darker tint reds to bring back the blood red color im looking for.

Are you thinning it for airbrushing? I'd avoid the alcohol and just go with airbrush medium. Thinning the paint will affect the saturation of the color, but you'll get it back as you layer it in on your model.