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Hey guys im looking for some help here, im using citadel pains and using liquidx air brush medium and im trying to follow this tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y6TlMIYXWw

but my colors are not coming out as good as his, mine are a lot more....wet? how much paint to liquidx medium should i be using i have a feeling that im not using nearly enough paint

You really can't over-thin with medium - but you can make your paints a lot more transparent. I wouldn't worry too much about that.

Based on what you've said (since there are no photos to go on) I would say that you should add more pressure and/or cut back on paint flow. Liquitex medium will tend to go on more wet than, say Vallejo Model Air (which is what I think he's using). Just be patient and build up your color slowly.

So with the jallejo air paints are they good to go right outta the bottle? like i can put it in my airbrush and go. because i really want a thick paint like what he is useing

 Backspacehacker wrote:
So with the jallejo air paints are they good to go right outta the bottle? like i can put it in my airbrush and go. because i really want a thick paint like what he is useing

Vallejo Model Air should still be thinned slightly, especially for doing something like a flame pattern where multiple layers need to be semi-transparent. You do not want to use thick paint in your airbrush; it lends host to a range of problems.

 Backspacehacker wrote:
So with the jallejo air paints are they good to go right outta the bottle? like i can put it in my airbrush and go. because i really want a thick paint like what he is useing

How long have you been using an airbrush?

 Dullspork wrote:

 Backspacehacker wrote:
So with the jallejo air paints are they good to go right outta the bottle? like i can put it in my airbrush and go. because i really want a thick paint like what he is useing

How long have you been using an airbrush?

eh about....3 weeksish? give or take a few days haha, still trying to find the right amount of paint to medium for what im looking for in my airbrush paints.

 Backspacehacker wrote:

 Dullspork wrote:

 Backspacehacker wrote:
So with the jallejo air paints are they good to go right outta the bottle? like i can put it in my airbrush and go. because i really want a thick paint like what he is useing

How long have you been using an airbrush?

eh about....3 weeksish? give or take a few days haha, still trying to find the right amount of paint to medium for what im looking for in my airbrush paints.

That's what I thought. Don't give up if you don't get the results you're looking for immediately. It's a skill that requires practice. The more you do it the better you'll get.

Thanks :3

Right now i still need to get the mixture right for my paints, and the fact i have a really cheep airbrush right now does not help, i figure if i can get the results i want on this PoS, ill move up to a nicer one