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Every bottle of Citadel Ceramite White I get gets lumpy when I apply it to a model. It looks like I'm applying white out on it. Does anyone know how to make Ceramite White not suck?

Do you thin it properly? I had the same issues before I started to water it down. Now it´s pretty much my favorite white color out there because it sports the best coverage I have found.

Although it´s a color meant to prime the models you should try to thin it in a way that you don´t cover the surface in one go.

 tommse wrote:
Do you thin it properly? I had the same issues before I started to water it down. Now it´s pretty much my favorite white color out there because it sports the best coverage I have found.

Although it´s a color meant to prime the models you should try to thin it in a way that you don´t cover the surface in one go.

This. I used to have the same problem with the Ceramite White until I started thinning it down more and using a couple of layers instead.

Take a bit out with your brush onto a pallet of some kind and use some water to thin it out till it is no longer lumpy

If you need to you could also thin the whole bottle a little bit and strain it through some panty hoes.

dont over thin it or it will become kinda useless

its also nice to have thinning medium instead of water but that costs moola and water is generally ok.

See i found ceramite white better then the layer white, white scar is it? The white scar was always lumpy but i found ceramite was smooth

White is a really hard color to paint, because of the chalky nature of the pigment and the way light catches any imperfections.

The first question is what color you're trying to cover. If it is very dark, try putting a layer of grey first.

Second, are you trying to do it in one coat? Unless you're covering white primer, this is impossible, using any brand of paint. Instead, thin it way, way, way down. Use lahmian medium (if you're staying with gw) or 20:1 diluted liquitex flo-aid (better). If you're covering a dark color, like black primer, expect for each coat to look crappy and translucent until you hit around 5 or 6 layers.

It is critically important that every coat is brushstroke free.

Also, using a flat or filbert brush is much easier to cover than a round. Absolutely do not use a detail brush (size 0 or smaller) to cover a large area. And, you can use white scar in many cases, which takes a little less thinning (but still many coats).

Finally, don't be impatient let each layer dry completely before the next layer. If all else fails use a 2000+ grit sandpaper between layers and cheat.


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 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
See i found ceramite white better then the layer white, white scar is it? The white scar was always lumpy but i found ceramite was smooth

I'm pretty sure they are the same except for the dilution level (scar has less pigment and more medium). Check the date of both; maybe one is older.

By the way, I cheat: I have a dropper bottle that has mix of Vallejo white (not the foundation one) with flo-aid water (20:1 dilution). The mix is very eyeball but probably 1:1. It is very liquid; probably as thin as I can get without making it a wash.

If I'm paintings small area like a visor lens, or eyes, I will use slightly diluted white scar (just with water)

Two things i've noticed with using Ceramite White.

1. You have to shake it really thoroughly. More so then other paints.
2. Thin it the feth down. It's quite thick and gloopy when straight out of the pot. I find a good paint/water ratio is about 50/50, maybe 60/40.


Other then that, I've found it gives quite superb coverage. Haven't had problems with it being lumpy or grainy or any of the usual malarkey you get with whites.